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A tank fills completely in 2 hours if both the taps are open. If only one of the taps is open at the given time, the smaller tap takes 3 hours more than the larger one to fill the tank. How much times does each tap take to fill the tank completely?

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Time taken by larger tap and smaller tap are 3 hrs. and 6 hrs. respectively.
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