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* If liquid pouring at a steady rate from hose A takes 15 minutes to fill a vat, and liquid pouring at a steady rate from hose B takes 10 minutes to fill the same vat, then how long will it take for liquid pouring from both hose A and hose B to fill the vat? Explain how to reason about quantities to solve this problem.
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