A sewage treatment plant has two inlet pipes to its settling pond. One pipe can fill the

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A sewage treatment plant has two inlet pipes to its settling pond. One pipe can fill the pond 3 times as fast as the other pipe, and together they can fill the pond in 12 hr. How long will it take the faster pipe to fill the pond alone?

Part of Job Rate Time Completed Faster Inlet Pipe 12 Slower Inlet Pipe 3x 12


x represents the number of hours it takes the faster inlet pipe, working alone, to fill the settling pond.

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College Algebra

ISBN: 978-0134697024

12th edition

Authors: Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels

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