Hoses A and B spout water at different constant rates, and hose A can fill a certain pool in 8 hours. Hose A filled the pool alone for the first 2 hours and the two hoses, working together, then finished filling the pool in another 3 hours. How many hours would it have taken hose B, working alone, to fill the entire pool?
Correct answer: A
Explanation
Since hose A can fill the pool in 8 hours, then in 2 + 3 = 5 hours it will fill 5/8th of the pool. Thus the remaining 3/8th is filled by hose B in 3 hours. This means that hose B,working alone, to fill the entire pool will need 3*8/3 = 8 hours.
A.
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