A Chinese restaurant has a large goldfish pond. Suppose that an inlet pipe and a hose together can fill the pond in 5 hours. The inlet pipe alone can complete the job in one hour less time than the hose alone. Find the time that the hose can complete the job alone and the time that the inlet pipe can complete the job alone. The time that the hose can complete the job alone ishours (Round to the nearest tenth.)

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A Chinese restaurant has a large goldfish pond. Suppose that an inlet pipe and a hose together can fill the pond in 5 hours. The inlet pipe alone can complete the job in one hour less time than the hose alone. Find the time that the hose can complete the job alone and the time that the inlet pipe can complete the job alone.
The time that the hose can complete the job alone is
hours.
(Round to the nearest tenth.)
Transcribed Image Text:A Chinese restaurant has a large goldfish pond. Suppose that an inlet pipe and a hose together can fill the pond in 5 hours. The inlet pipe alone can complete the job in one hour less time than the hose alone. Find the time that the hose can complete the job alone and the time that the inlet pipe can complete the job alone. The time that the hose can complete the job alone is hours. (Round to the nearest tenth.)
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