document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=712426>Question 712426</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Filling a pool. The flow of water from a pipe is filling a pool at the rate of 23 gallons per minute.  How much less water was in the pool 5 hours ago? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #438090 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=438090\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Concentrate on the time interval.  You do not know how much water the pool holds; you do not know how much water is in the pool now; you do not know how much water was in the pool 5 hours ago.  You only know the flow rate of filling the pool and an interval of time toward the past.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Five hours ago, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-23%2A5%2A60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-23%2A5%2A60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > gallons filled than now.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The reason for the factor 60 is because we want to convert the 5 hours into the equivalent minutes.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The units are as so, (gallons/min)*(hours)*(minutes/hour)=gallons </SPAN>\n" );
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