If 3 more than twice a number is equal to 8, what is 6 times the number

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?

Prove that the sum of two consecutive exponents of the number 5 is divisible by 30.if two consecutive exponents are 5n and 5n + 1, then their sum can be written as 30.

Two planes leave an airport at the same time, one flying east, the other flying west. the eastbound plane travels 20 mph slower. they are 1600 mi apart after 2 hr. find the speed of each plane.