document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=237573>Question 237573</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a fishpond has a radius of 60cms and is 40cm deep. The ponds needs refilling. a garden hose can fill it at the rate of 2 litres per minute, how long will it take the pond to fill.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #174692 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=174692\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1 liter = 1000 cubic centimeters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The radius of the pond surface is 60 centimeters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The pond is 40 centimeters deep.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The volume of the pond would be the area of the pond surface times the depth.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of the pond surface is equal to pi*r^2 = pi*60^2 = pi*3600 = 11309.73355 square centimeters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The volume of the pond is equal to the area of the pond surface * 40 = 452389.3421 cubic centimeters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The number of cubic centimeters per liter is 1000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The number of liters in the pond is equal to 452389.3421 cubic centimeters / 1000 cubic centimeters per liter = 452.3893421 liters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At the rate of 2 liters per minute, it will take 452.3893421 / 2 = 226.1946711 minutes to refill the pond.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is equivalent to 3 hours and 46.19467106 minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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