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Given: ­When it operates at its own constant rate, hose A can fill an empty tank twice as fast as hose B can when it operates at its own constant rate.
Asked: If hose A can fill the tank in x hours, how many hours will it take for the two hoses, operating simultaneously, to fill the tank?

Hose B will take 2x hours to fill the empty tank itself
Hose A and Hose B will fill the tank in 1 hour, operating simultaneously = 1/x + 1/2x = 3/2x
Hose A and Hose B operated simultaneously will take = 1/(3x/2) = 2x/3 hours to fill the tank 

IMO A­
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­When it operates at its own constant rate, hose A can fill an empty tank twice as fast as hose B can when it operates at its own constant rate. If hose A can fill the tank in x hours, how many hours will it take for the two hoses, operating simultaneously, to fill the tank?

A. 2x/3
B. 3x/2
C. 3x
D. 3/(2x)
E. 3/x­
­Given that hose A can fill the tank in x hours, hose B would take 2x hours to fill the tank. Thus, their combined rate is 1/x + 1/(2x) = 3/(2x). Since time is the reciprocal of rate, the two hoses operating simultaneously will take 2x/3 hours.

Answer: A.­

P.S. Can you please tell me the exact source of this question? Thank you.­
­It is from the GMAT Focus Exam #5
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­When it operates at its own constant rate, hose A can fill an empty tank twice as fast as hose B can when it operates at its own constant rate. If hose A can fill the tank in x hours, how many hours will it take for the two hoses, operating simultaneously, to fill the tank?

A. 2x/3
B. 3x/2
C. 3x
D. 3/(2x)
E. 3/x­
­Time of Hose A to fill tank = x
­Time of Hose B to fill tank = 2x

Rate of Hose A = 1/x
Rate of Hose B = 1/2x

Combined rate of Hoses A and B = 1/x + 1/2x = 3/2x

i.e. Time of hoses together = 2x/3

Answer: Option A
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pick numbers.

Rate of A: 1 tank/2 hours
Rate of B: 1 tank/4 hours

If it takes hose A 2 hours to fill a tank, how long will it take both to fill it?

t/2 + t/4 = 1

t = 4/3

which answer equals 4/3 when you plug in x, the time for hose A. That is x=2.

2(2)/3 = 4/3

Therefore Answer A­
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A does 100% of the work in x hours
B does 50% of the work in x hours

Together they will do 150% of the work in x hours
Means 3/2 of work in x hours.....3W/2 in x hours...W will be done in (x * 2)/3 hours.... Means 2x/3 hours
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i solved using the formula a*b/a+b wherein a is 2x and b is x. so, 2x*x/2x+x = 2x^2/3x = 2x/3
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