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Working at a constant rate, pipe B can fill a container in 100 minutes

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Working at a constant rate, pipe B can fill a container in 100 minutes [#permalink] New post   01 Nov 2023, 01:30
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Working at a constant rate, pipe B can fill a container in 100 minutes. How many minutes does it take pipe A, working at its own constant rate, to fill the same container?

(1) Pipe A and pipe B together fill the container in one-fourth the time it takes pipe A alone.

(2) Pipe A and pipe B together fill the container in three-fourths the time it takes pipe B alone.


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Re: Working at a constant rate, pipe B can fill a container in 100 minutes [#permalink] New post   04 Nov 2023, 12:24
how from statement A we can get answer
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Re: Working at a constant rate, pipe B can fill a container in 100 minutes [#permalink] New post   06 Nov 2023, 09:39
denote a as number of minute that pipe A fill the container alone
from (i) we have (1/100 + 1/a)=4*1/a
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Re: Working at a constant rate, pipe B can fill a container in 100 minutes [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2023, 06:01
Bunuel wrote:
Working at a constant rate, pipe B can fill a container in 100 minutes. How many minutes does it take pipe A, working at its own constant rate, to fill the same container?

(1) Pipe A and pipe B together fill the container in one-fourth the time it takes pipe A alone.

(2) Pipe A and pipe B together fill the container in three-fourths the time it takes pipe B alone.


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