Pumps

After the floods, four equally powerful pumps exhausted water from the flooded cellar in 6 hours. How many hours would take a drained out with three equally powerful pumps?

Correct answer:

t =  8 h

Step-by-step explanation:

$t={\displaystyle \frac{4\cdot 6}{3}}=8\text{ h}$

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