SOLUTION: A 1000 liter storage tank is to be filled with solvent from two pipes, A and B. solvent A is pumped at a rate of 25litres/min. Solvent B is pumped at a rate of 40 liters/min. How m
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Question 909789: A 1000 liter storage tank is to be filled with solvent from two pipes, A and B. solvent A is pumped at a rate of 25litres/min. Solvent B is pumped at a rate of 40 liters/min. How many additional minutes are required to fill up the storage tank, if pipe A is opened 4 minutes before pipe B?
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