1) An intake pipe can fill a certain tank in 6 hours when the outlet pipe is closed, but with the outlet pipe open it takes 9 hours. How long would it take the outlet pipe to fill an empty tank?
2) Members of the ski club contributed equally to obtain $1800 for a holiday trip. When 6 members found that they could not go, their contributions were refunded and each remaining member then had to pay $10 more to raise the $1800. How many went on the trip?
3) Because of traffic Maria could average only 40 km/h for the first 20% of her trip, but she averaged 75 km/h for the whole trip. What was her average speed for the last 80% of her trip?
4) A number x is the harmonic mean of a and b if 1/x is the average of 1/a and 1/b. Find two positive numbers that differ by 12 and have harmonic mean 5
I don't know how to do these please help??
2007-11-04 11:45:20 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
1. 12 hours.
2007-11-04 11:50:56 · answer #1 · answered by hottotrot1_usa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋