If Two Inlet Pipes Are Both Open, They Can Fill

question 167

Short Answer

If two inlet pipes are both open, they can fill a pool in 2 hours and 24 minutes. One of the pipes can fill the pool by itself in 6 hours. How long, in hours, would it take the other pipe to fill the pool by itself? __________ hours

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