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Two water taps together can fill a tank in 6 hours. The tap of larger diameter takes 9 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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`therefore x = 18 hrs x -9 = 18 9=9hrs`
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