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A village pond is filled by two canals; one alone would take 14 hours and the other alone 21 hours. With both canals flowing, how many hours will filling take?

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  • A8.4
  • B17.5
  • C7
  • D35

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Rate = 1/14 + 1/21 = 3/42 + 2/42 = 5/42 pond per hour, so time = 42/5 = 8.4 hours.
Answer: A) 8.4

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