The san paulo community swimming pool can be filled in 12 hr if water enters through a pipe alone or in 30 hr if water enters through a hose alone. if water is entering through both the pipe and the hose, how long will it take to fill the pool?

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If water enters through a pipe alone, swimming pool can be filled in 12 hr.

Or say, in 12 hrs, swimming pool can be filled with help of pipe.

It means in 1 hr, the part of swimming pool filled = [tex] \frac{1}{12} [/tex] (For pipe only)

Similarly, with hose only, , in 1 hr, the part of swimming pool filled = [tex] \frac{1}{30} [/tex]

So, water is coming from both, pipe and hose , then in 1 hr, the part of pool filled will be = [tex] \frac{1}{12} + \frac{1}{30} [/tex]

Suppose in x hrs, with both supplies, pipe and hose, pool is filled.

Means

[tex] \frac{1}{12} + \frac{1}{30} = \frac{1}{x} [/tex]

making common denominator

[tex] \frac{30}{360} + \frac{12}{360} = \frac{1}{x} [/tex]

[tex] \frac{30 + 12}{360} = \frac{1}{x} [/tex]

[tex] \frac{42}{360} = \frac{1}{x} [/tex]

Flipping

[tex] \frac{360}{42} = x [/tex]

[tex] x = \frac{60}{7} [/tex]

Means 8.57 hrs : Answer

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