SOLUTION: A tank is filled in 9 hours and drained in 11 hours. How long will it take to fill the tank if the nozzle is left 1/2 open?

Question 1032200: A tank is filled in 9 hours and drained in 11 hours. How long will it take to fill the tank if the nozzle is left 1/2 open?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'm assuming the drain is left 1/2 open
The drain being 1/2 open, means the tank
will take twice as long to drain, or 22 hrs
-----------------------------------
Let = time in hrs to fill the tank

Multiply both sides by

It will take 15.231 hrs to fill the tank
---------------
check:

close enough
RELATED QUESTIONS
A tank is filled in 9 hours and drained in 11 hours. How long will it take to fill the... (answered by josgarithmetic)

A tank is filled in 9 hours and drained in 11 hours. How long will it take to fill the... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)

A tank is filled in 9 hrs. and drained in 11 hrs. How long will it take to fill the tank (answered by Edwin McCravy)

A water tank can be filled in 9 hours and then drained in 12 hours. How long would it... (answered by ikleyn,greenestamps)

A tank is filled in 9hrs and drained in 11hrs. How long will it take to fill the tank if... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)

A tank can be filled by a pipe A in 3 hours and by pipe B in 5 hours. When the tank is... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)

A pipe can fill a water tank in 24 hours. The drain can drain the tank in 18 hours. If... (answered by richwmiller)

A tank filled with 2 pipes. The first pipe can fill the tank in 10hrs. But after it has... (answered by richwmiller)