Your pump empties the water from a swimming pool in 8 hours. When your friend's pump is used together with your pump, the pool is emptied in 2 hours and 40 minutes. How long (in hours) does it take your friend's pump to empty the pool when working alone?

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Your pump empties the water from a swimming pool in 8 hours. When your friend's pump is used together
with your pump, the pool is emptied in 2 hours and 40 minutes. How long (in hours) does it take your friend's
pump to empty the pool when working alone?
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19
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