SOLUTION: A small leak will fill an empty boat in 5 hours. The boat's bilge pump will empty a full boat in 3 hours. If the boat were half full and leaking, how long would it take the pump to
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Question 633202: A small leak will fill an empty boat in 5 hours. The boat's bilge pump will empty a full boat in 3 hours. If the boat were half full and leaking, how long would it take the pump to empty the boat?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A small leak will fill an empty boat in 5 hours. The boat's bilge pump will empty a full boat in 3 hours. If the boat were half full and leaking, how long would it take the pump to empty the boat?
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Fill rate = 1/5 job/hr
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Empty rate = 1/3 job/hr
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Together rate = 1/5 - 1/3 = (3-5)/15 = -2/15 job/hr.
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Time to empty a full boat = 15/2 = 7 1/2 hrs
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Time to empty (1/2) boat = 15/4 = 3 3/4 hrs = 3 hr 45 minutes
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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