A well and a spring are filling a swimming pool. Together, they can fill the pool in 3 hr. The well, working alone, can fill the pool in 8 hr less time than it would take the spring. How long would the spring take, working alone, to fill the pool?

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Equations and Inequations

Equations and inequalities describe the relationship between two mathematical expressions.

Linear Functions

A linear function can just be a constant, or it can be the constant multiplied with the variable like x or y. If the variables are of the form, x2, x1/2 or y2 it is not linear. The exponent over the variables should always be 1.