document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=254914>Question 254914</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A swimming pool is 1 meters deep, 6 meters wide, and 30 meters long. Water is pumped into the pool at a rate of 100 liters per minute. How many hours will it take to fill the pool? (Remember that there are 1000 liters in a cubic meter). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "volume = 1 * 6 * 30 = 180 cubic meters\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1000 liters / 1 cubic meter = x liters / 180 cubic meters\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1000 * 180 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=18000 liters needed to fill pool\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18000 liters / y minutes = 100 liters / 1 minute<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18000=100y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=180 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=180 minutes * 1 hour / 60 minutes = 3 hours<BR>\n" );
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