# Two pipes

One pipe fill one-fifth volume 20 minutes before by second one. The two pipes together will fill the tank in two hours. How long is will fill tank each pipe separately?

Result

a =  300 min
b =  200 min

#### Solution:

$a=300 \ \text{min}$
$b=200 \ \text{min}$

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