One pump can empty a pool in 3 days, whereas a second pump can empty the pool in 13 days. How long will it take the two pumps, working together, to empty the pool? It will take the two pumps  days to empty the pool together. If needed, round answer to 3 decimal places. Enter DNE for Does Not Exist, oo for Infinity work area Time Alone Rate Alone Time Together Work Together Pump 1         Pump 2         Number of jobs

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry
13th Edition
ISBN:9781133382119
Author:Swokowski
Publisher:Swokowski
Chapter4: Polynomial And Rational Functions
Section4.3: Zeros Of Polynomials
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One pump can empty a pool in 3 days, whereas a second pump can empty the pool in 13 days. How long will it take the two pumps, working together, to empty the pool?

It will take the two pumps  days to empty the pool together.

If needed, round answer to 3 decimal places.
Enter DNE for Does Not Exist, oo for Infinity

work area Time Alone Rate Alone Time Together Work Together
Pump 1        
Pump 2        
Number of jobs        

 

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