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document.write( "let x=time when tank will overflow<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2=flow rate of faucet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/6=flow rate of drain<BR>\n" );
document.write( "flow rate*time=volume<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/2-x/6=100%=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LCD:6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-x=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when will the tank overflow? 3 hrs </SPAN>\n" );
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