It takes 16 hours to fill a swimming pool with a small hose. A large hose connected to a different water supply can fill the pool in just 12 hours. At 8:00AM, you start filling the pool with the small hose. At 10:00AM, you grow impatient, so you also turn on the large hose. At what time will the pool be 100% full?

the answer should be:

a. 3, 4, and 6

b. 18, 24, and 36

c. 4.8, 6.4, and 9.6

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-lavira : )

the given 6 = w/p is equivalent to 6p = w, where w is the total area of the walls and p is the area covered by a single can of paint.

knowing that 6 cans of paint will be needed, 6p = w becomes 6(6) = w = 36.   this tells us that the total area to be painted is 36 square units.