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Two water taps together can fill a tank in 9 hours 36 minutes. The tap of larger diameter takes 8 hours less than the smaller one to fill the tank. Find the time in which each tap can separately fill the tank.

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Let the tap with smaller diameter fills the tank in x hours

The other tap fills the tank in (x - 8) hours

Two taps can fill the tank in 16 hrs and 24 hrs

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