document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=291776>Question 291776</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A sink can be filled in 3 minutes. Suzi is filling and draining the sink at the same time. In 15 minutes the sink starts to overflow. How many minutes does it take to drain the sink? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In 15 minutes the sink starts to overflow.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How many minutes does it take to drain the sink?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = time required to drain the sink<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the full sink = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Filling (+)  draining(-) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply equation by 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x - 3(15) = 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x - 45 = 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x - 3x = 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x = 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=45%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"45%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3.75 minutes to drain a full sink<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15%2F3.75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15%2F3.75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 - 4 = 1<BR>\n" );
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