document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=414369>Question 414369</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A large water tank has two inlet pipes (large one and small one) and one outlet pipe. It take 2 hours to fill the tank with the large inlet pipe. It take 6 hours to fill the tank with the small inlet pipe.  The outlet pipe allows the full tank to be emptied in 8 hours.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What fraction of the tank (initially empty) will be filled in 2.85 hours if all three pipes are in operation?  Give your answer 2 decimal places. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " It take 2 hours to fill the tank with the large inlet pipe.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " It take 6 hours to fill the tank with the small inlet pipe.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " The outlet pipe allows the full tank to be emptied in 8 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What fraction of the tank (initially empty) will be filled in 2.85 hours if all three pipes are in operation?<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Give your answer 2 decimal places.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the full tank = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2.85%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2.85%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2.85%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2.85%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2.85%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2.85%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.425 + .475 - .35625 = 1.54375, the tank will have overflowed: </SPAN>\n" );
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