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Chapter 1 Problem 96

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Emptying a Tank Two pumps of different sizes, working together, can empty a fuel tank in 5 hours. The larger pump can empty this tank in 4 hours less than the smaller. lf the larger pump is out of order, how long will it take the smaller one to do the job alone?

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Title Algebra and Trigonometry 8 
Author Michael Sullivan
ISBN 9780132329033

Solved: Emptying a Tank Two pumps of different sizes,

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