Solve the problem.One pump can drain a pool in 11 minutes. When a second pump is also used, the pool only takes 2 minutes to drain. How long would it take the second pump to drain the pool if it were the only pump in use?

A. 2 minutes
B.  minute
C. 13 minutes
D. 1 minutes


Answer: A

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