if hose a can fill up a swimming pool in 6 hours, hose b in 3 hours, hose c in 2 hours, how long wil

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    if hose a can fill up a swimming pool in 6 hours, hose b in 3 hours, hose c in 2 hours, how long will it take to fill up the pool using all 3 hoses?

    Let V be the pool's Volume. Each hour, the hoses fill up this much of the pool:
    • Hose A, V/6 of the pool
    • Hose B, V/3 of the pool
    • Hose C, V/2 of the pool
    Effective fill rate is:
    V/6 + V/3 + V/2
    6V/36 + 12V/36 + 18V/36
    36V/36 which is volume units per hour

    Let t = units / rate
    t = 1 hour, so we have:
    t = units / rate
    t = V (volume units) / V (volume units / hour)
    t = 1 hour
     

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