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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 #390927 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=390927\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A hose takes 15 minutes to fill a swimming pool and the drain empties the pool in twenty minutes. How long will it take to fill the pool if the drain is accidentally left open?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Each minute, the hose adds 1/15 of the pool, and 1/20 is lost out the drain.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> (1/15 - 1/20) per minute net gain<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 1/60 of the pool per minute<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> 60 min/pool <BR>\n" );
document.write( "60 minutes to fill<BR>\n" );
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