document.write( "Question 6684: You already answered one of my other questions like this, but i'm not sure what to do about this one. I've asked a couple people what they thought that i should do, and they both gave me different ideas of how to do the problem..so i have two different answers that don't look so right....so heres my question and answer if you would like to help me again. THanks.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "My question says to remember the formula 1020 sqrt P (1-.01 sqrt P)=G. If P is the population in thousands. this formula is the amount of water in gallons per minute the city needs.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Question: A city has about 37,550 people. How many gallons per minute must the city's pumps be able to supply?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "My two answers: 185356.19 or 37937.5\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #3665 by Earlsdon(6294)\"\" \"About 
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You can check my previous answer to a similar problem, but again, all you need do is to substitute P = 37.55 (thousands)(that's 37,550) into the given formula and grind away.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"G+=+5867.21\" Gallons per minute.\r
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