Question

two pipes running togeathercan fill a tank togeather in 100/9 min. if one pipe takes 5 min more than the other to fill the tank seperatelyfind the time in which each pipe would fill the tank seperately?

please hurry my exam is tommorow

Answer 1

Let one pipe =x and other is y

They given x=y+5

Then x+y=100/9min. 1 equation

Substitute x in equation

Y+5+Y=100/9

2y+5=100/9

2y=55/9

Y=55/18

X+55/18=100/9

X=145/18min

Y= 55/18 min