SOLUTION: a hot water tap can fill a bath in 5 minutes while a cold water tap can fill the same bath in 3 minutes. the drain pipe can empty the full bath in three and a quarter minutes. the

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Question 1101894: a hot water tap can fill a bath in 5 minutes while a cold water tap can fill the same bath in 3 minutes. the drain pipe can empty the full bath in three and a quarter minutes. the two taps and the drain pipe are fully open for one and a half minutes after which the drain pipe is closed. how much longer will it take to fill the bath?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Taps      Flow Rates bath per minute
HOT       1/5
COLD      1/3
DRAIN    -1/3.25


Make an equation from the description:


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Caclulated to x=1.982 minutes or 1 minute 59 seconds
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