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Hip-twist94
Feb 20, 2010, 05:35 AM
A tank can be filled in 6hrs using 2 pipes. The larger pipe alone would fill it 5hrs sooner than the smaller pipe alone. How long would each pipe take alone?

hkstroud
Feb 20, 2010, 06:59 AM
A math home work problem, not a plumbing problem.

Watch this video on solving equations using substitution.

YouTube - Watch Video on Solving Systems by Substitution - Math Help (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNwwu5wjcaA&NR=1)

Hip-twist94
Feb 20, 2010, 05:10 PM
A math home work problem, not a plumbing problem.

Watch this video on solving equations using substitution.

YouTube - Watch Video on Solving Systems by Substitution - Math Help (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNwwu5wjcaA&NR=1)

I'm not that inept at math! I needed help with problem solving i.e. problems that are much harder than simple knowledge questions?