I am a brazen lion, a fountain; my spouts are my two eyes, my mouth, and the flat of my right foot. My right eye fills a jar in two days [1 day = 12 hours], my left eye in three, and my foot in four; my mouth is capable of filling it in six hours. Tell me how long all four together will take to fill it.

I am a brazen lion, a fountain; my spouts are my two eyes, my mouth, and the flat of my right foot. My right eye fills a jar in two days [1 day = 12 hours], my left eye in three, and my foot in four; my mouth is capable of filling it in six hours. Tell me how long all four together will take to fill it.

Elementary Algebra

17th Edition

ISBN:9780998625713

Author:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Publisher:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Chapter3: Math Models

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 441PT: Two planes leave Dallas at the same time. One heads east at a speed of 428 miles per hour. The other...

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