water faucet can fill a sink in 8 minutes, whereas the drain can empty it in 7 minutes. If the sink is full, how long will it take to empty if both the faucet and the drain are open? If both the faucet and drain are open, it will take __ minutes to empty the sink.

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A water faucet can fill a sink in 8 minutes, whereas the drain can empty it in 7 minutes. If the sink is full, how long will it take to empty if both the faucet and the drain are open?

If both the faucet and drain are open, it will take __ minutes to empty the sink.

 

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