document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=399818>Question 399818</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you explain how to solve this word problem?:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It normally takes 2 h to fill a swimming pool. The pool has developed a slow leak. If the pool were full, it would take 10 h for all the water to leak out. If the pool is empty, how long will it take to fill it? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " The pool has developed a slow leak.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " If the pool were full, it would take 10 h for all the water to leak out.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " If the pool is empty, how long will it take to fill it?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let t = time to fill the pool, now that it is leaking<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the completed job = 1; a full pool<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply 10 to get rid of the denominators, results:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5t - t = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4t = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 2.5 hrs to fill the pool now </SPAN>\n" );
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