Problema Solution

Two water pipes together can fill a certain tank in 8.4 hours. The smaller pipe alone takes 2.5 hours longer than the larger pipe to fill that same tank. How long would it take the larger pipe alone to fill the tank.

Solve by using a quadratic formula.

Answer provided by our tutors

x/27 + x/54 - x/36 = 1


multiplying by 108 (LCD) ___ 4x + 2x - 3x = 108


3x = 108 ___ x = 36