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calculate the time that will be taken by 6 large taps and 6 small taps together to drain the reservoir?

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There was a big pond with two taps - small tap and large tap.

Six large taps can drain the reservoir completely in exactly 12 hours while six small taps will take 18 hours to drain the water.

Now task is to calculate the time that will be taken by 6 large taps and 6 small taps together to drain the reservoir?

posted Jul 5, 2014 by anonymous

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