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Two water taps together can fill a tank in `9 3/8` hours. The tap of larger diameter takes 10 hours less than the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each tap can separately fill the tank.

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Let the tap of the larger diameter fills the tank alone in `({x}-10) {hrs}`.
In `1 {hr}`, the tap of the smaller diameter can fill `\frac{1}{x}` part of the tank.
In `1 {hr}`, the tap of the larger diameter can fill `\frac{1}{(x-10)}` part of the tank.
Two water taps together can fill a tank in
`9 \frac{3}{8} {hrs}=\frac{75}{8} {hrs}`
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