SOLUTION: 1, two water tanks are being set up. each one starts with 100 liters of water, the first tank fills at the rate of 15 liters/min. the second fills at the rate of 20 liters/min. wh
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Question 907170: 1, two water tanks are being set up. each one starts with 100 liters of water, the first tank fills at the rate of 15 liters/min. the second fills at the rate of 20 liters/min. when will the first tank contains 7/3 as much as the second tank?
2, elmer and Elvin are emptying an 800 gal tank while they fill a 1000 gal tank. they emptying at the rate of 15 gal/min and fill at the rate of 25 gal/min. after how many minutes will both tank contains the same number of gallon?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Number 1:
First Tank,
Second Tank,
The second tank fills at a greater rate than the first tank. The second tank will have more water in it at any value for t. The first tank WILL NEVER contain of the quantity of water as in the second tank based on the given conditions.
Number 2:
for emptying the 800 gal tank;
for filling the 1000 gal tank;
The emptying and filling actions start at the same time, assumed; so when are the quantities in the tanks equal?
MINUTES
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