It takes a smaller hose 4 times as long to fill a certain swimming pool as it does a larger hose. It take both hoses working togetger 15 minutes to fill the pool. How long will it take the larger hose to fill the pool by itself?

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Answer:

Larger hose will take 18 minutes and 45 seconds

Step-by-step explanation:

ONE smaller hose fills the pool in 5*15 = 75 minutes.One large hose can do this job in  75/4 minutes = 18 3/4 minutes = 18 minutes and 45 seconds