A reservoir can be filled by an inlet pipe in 24 hours and emptied by an outlet pipe in 28 hours. The fireman starts to fill the reservoir, but he forgets to close the outlet pipe. Six ours later he rembers and closes the outlet. How long does it take altogether to fill the reservoir?

A reservoir can be filled by an inlet pipe in 24 hours and emptied by an outlet pipe in 28 hours. The fireman starts to fill the reservoir, but he forgets to close the outlet pipe. Six ours later he rembers and closes the outlet. How long does it take altogether to fill the reservoir?

Elementary Algebra

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Chapter8: Rational Expressions And Equations

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