document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=554028>Question 554028</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a 500 gallon tank is being filled. Eighty gallons are in the tank after 6 minutes. how many minutes will it take to fill the tank? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #361173 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=361173\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 80 gallons are poured into the tank in 6 minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that means that the rate of pouring into the tank is 80/6 = 13.33333 gallons per minute.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "at that rate it will take 37.5 minutes to fill the tank from empty.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since 6 minutes have already gone by, it will take an additional 31.5 minutes to fill the tank.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you can also show this as 420 gallons are left to fill at 13.33333 gallon per minute makes it take an additional 420/13.333333 minutes to fill the tank which equals 31.5 minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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