Pond sluice

If two gates are open, the company will empty the pond in 20 days. A larger sluice would empty in 30 days. How many days would he have emptied himself with only a small sluice?

Final Answer:

x =  60 d

Step-by-step explanation:

20(30x+1)=x  20 (x/30+1)=x  10x=600  x=10600=60  x=60=60 d



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