An oil tanker can be emptied by the main pump in 5 hours. An auxiliary pump can empty the tanker in 12 hours. If the main pump is started at 4 PM, when should the auxiliary pump be started so that the tanker is emptied by 8 PM? The auxiliary pump should be started at PM.
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