document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=290751>Question 290751</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An empty pool being filled with water at a constant rate takes 8 hours to fill to 3/5 of its capacity. How much more time will it take to finish filling the pool?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is 5 hr and 20 min, but I don't understand why you don't divide 3/5 by 8? Shouldn't we apply the formula Rate = Amount (3/5)/ Time (8)? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #210374 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=210374\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Because, when you divide <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2F%283%2F5%29+=+13.3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2F%283%2F5%29+=+13.3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >hours, you will have found how long it would take to fill the pool altogether. (13 hrs 20 min)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But the question is \"How much more time will it take to finish filling the pool?\" <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So you want to subtract 8 hours from the 13 hours 20 minutes to get 5 hours 20 minutes to finish filling the pool.  </SPAN>\n" );
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