1) 0.5^3+0.3^3=
0.5^3=0.125
0.3^3=0.027
0.125+0.027=0.152
2)Let X be the number:
X*7=6*50
7X=300
X=42.857
3) If it takes 3 identical pumps to fill a pool, one pump will take 8*3=24 hours to fill the pool. If you have 4 pumps, it will quadrupal the speed, making it take 24/4=6 hours.
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