document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=389012>Question 389012</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. A full bathtub will empty at an average rate of 10 minutes. It will fill up to full at an average rate of 8 minutes if the plug is in. How long will it take to fill up to full if the plug is removed and the tap is turned on?<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 #275496 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=275496\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A full bathtub will empty at an average rate of 10 minutes. It will fill up to full at an average rate of 8 minutes if the plug is in. How long will it take to fill up to full if the plug is removed and the tap is turned on?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "filling 8 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/8 of the job in 1 minute.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "emptying 10 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/10 of this job in 1 minute.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/8 -1/10 = effective filling in 1 minute<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LCD = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5-4)/40=1/40 of the job of filling in 1 minute.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So when plug is open it will take 40/1 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40 minutes to fill the tub.<BR>\n" );
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