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by mlane25269 » Sat Jun 21, 2008 12:45 pm
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by beeparoo » Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:06 pm
R(A) + R(B) = 1/4 tank per hour............. Eq 1
Say that R(A) > R(B)

So, R(A) = 1.5*R(B) OR 3/2*R(B)

Sub in R(B) = 2/3*R(A) into Eq 1,

R(A) + 2/3*R(A) = 1/4
R(A) = 3/20 tank per hour

The reciprocal of this is that it takes 20/3 hours to fill one tank