Two pipes fill a swimming pool together in 6 hours

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · CBSE · Mathematics · Proportional Reasoning-2 · Proportional Reasoning-2

Problem

Two pipes fill a swimming pool together in 6 hours. Pipe A alone fills the pool 5 hours faster than Pipe B alone. How long does it take each pipe to fill the pool by itself?

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