Question

For a certain bathtub, it takes the hot water faucet
3
times as long to fill the tub as it does the cold water faucet. Left on together, the two faucets take
6
minutes to fill the tub. How long will it take the hot water faucet to fill the tub by itself?

Answer 1

let cold faucet take x minute
hot water faucet will take =3x minute
1/x+1/3x=1/6
(3x+x)/3x^2=1/6
4x/3x^2=1/6
4/3x=1/6
4*6=3x
24=3x
x=24/3=8

Answer 2

It says its wrong

Answer 3

loll x= cold water faucet
hot water faucet=3*x=3*8=24