Question

a water tank is filled by two pipes in 48 minutes. if the larger pipe fill it alone in 40 minutes less time the smaller pipe. find the time it takes for the smaller pipe to fill the tank alone.

Oct 20, 2015

1/(x-40) + 1/x = 1/48

Oct 20, 2015

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