Pumps 3
Two pumps of the same power fill the garden pool for 10 hours. How many of these pumps would we have to use if we want to shorten the filling of the pool to four hours?
Correct answer:
![](/img/78/pump_water.jpg)
Tips for related online calculators
Tip: Our volume units converter will help you convert volume units.
Do you want to convert time units like minutes to seconds?
Do you want to convert time units like minutes to seconds?
You need to know the following knowledge to solve this word math problem:
Units of physical quantities:
Themes, topics:
Grade of the word problem:
Related math problems and questions:
- O'clock 2614
One pump fills the school pool in 15 hours. The school bought another pump that would fill the pool in 10 hours. What is the latest time to start filling the pool if they want to have it filled at eight o'clock in the morning and use both pumps?
- Three pumps
We are filling the pool. The pool would fill the first pump in 12 hours and the second in 15 hours. If all three pumps ran simultaneously, they would fill the pool for 4 hours. How long would the pool fill only with the third pump?
- Pumps
Four identical pumps fill the tank in 40 hours. How many pumps would we have to use if we wanted to save 8 hours?
- Tributaries 3458
At the swimming pool, they usually use three tributaries with the same power to fill the pool. Then the pool will fill in 5 hours. How many hours less would it take to fill the pool if they added 2 more inlets with the same capacity?
- Swimming 7602
At the swimming pool, they use three pumps with the same output to fill the pool and fill the pool in 6 hours. How long does it take for the pool to fill nine pumps?
- Championships 4886
The pool had to be filled before the World Championships. The first pump would fill in 12 hours, the second in 15 hours, and if all three pumps were started simultaneously, they would fill the pool in 4 hours. How long would the pool be filled with only t
- Block-shaped 42481
A block-shaped pool that is 25 m long, 12 m wide, and 180 cm deep is to be filled with draft so that the water level is 20 cm below the edge. How long will it take to fill the pool if we use 2 pumps, each with a "power" of 125 l/min?