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Aswimming pool has an input pump for filling the pool and an output pump for emptying the pool. the input pump can fill the pool in 3 hours, and the output pump can drain the pool in 5 hours. as you go to bed, the pool is full, but a neighbor’s kid turns on the output pump. at midnight, you awake to find the pool half empty. immediately, you turn on the input pump, but you are sleepy and forget to turn off the output pump. at what time will the pool become full?

What is the first step of an indirect proof of a number that is divisible by two

Molly shared a spool of ribbon with 12 people. each person received 3 feet of ribbon. which equation can she use to find r, the number of feet of ribbon that her spool originally had?