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Jacob is filling a pool with 2 garden hoses. Hose A takes 12 hours to fill the pool. Hose B takes 18 hours to fill the pool. How long will it take to fill the pool of both garden hoses are working to fill the pool?

Sagot :

Answer:

It will take 40 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

Hose A can fill 1 pool in 60 minutes. Hose B can fill 0.5 pools in 60 minutes.

Together they can fill 1.5 pools in 60 minutes. To fill one pool they take 2/3 of that time. That is 40 minutes.

2 hours i think! hope this helps