SOLUTION: A tank, when full can contains 1500 liters of water pump A can fill water into the tank at rate of x liters per minute . 1) Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the number

Question 1122450: A tank, when full can contains 1500 liters of water pump A can fill water into the tank at rate of x liters per minute .
1) Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the number of minutes taken by pump A to fill the tank completely. Pump B can fill water into the tank at a rate of (x=50) liters per minute.
2)Write down an expression in terms of x, for the number of minutes taken by pump B to fill the tank completely.
3)If pump A takes 30 Sec longer than pump B to fill the tank completely , formulate an equation in x.

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