Question

A sink is one quarter full when both the faucet and the drain are opened. The faucet alone can fill the sink in 5 minutes, whereas it takes 8 minutes to empty it with the drain. How long will it take to fill the remaining three quarters of the sink?
1/5 - 1/8 = (3/4)/x

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