One pump can empty a water tank in y hours. A faster pump can empty the same tank 1.5 h faster. a) Write a rational expression for the fraction of the tank that is emptied by the faster pump in 1 h. b) What are the restrictions on the variables? Explain.

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One pump can empty a water tank in y hours. A faster pump can empty the same tank 1.5 h faster.
a) Write a rational expression for the fraction of the tank that is emptied by the faster pump in 1 h.
b) What are the restrictions on the variables? Explain.

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