document.write( "Question 720800: A 40 gallon barrel is filled completely with pure water. Salt water with concentration of 0.4lb/gal is the pumped into the barrel, and the resulting mixture overflows at the same rate. The amount of salt in the barrel at time T is given by:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Q(T)=18(1-e^-0.06T)\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #442052 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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\"+Q%28t%29+=+18%2A%28+1+-+e%5E%28-.06t%29+%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+Q%285%29+=+18%2A%28+1+-+e%5E%28-.06%2A5%29+%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+Q%285%29+=+18%2A%28+1+-+e%5E%28-.3%29+%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+Q%285%29+=+18+-+18%2Ae%5E%28-.3%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+Q%285%29+=+18+-+18+%2F+e%5E.3+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+Q%285%29+=+18+-+18+%2F+1.3499+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+Q%285%29+=+18+-+13.3347+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+Q%285%29+=+4.6653+\" pounds
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+Q%2812.5%29+=+18+-+18%2Fe%5E.75+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+Q%2812.5%29+=+18+-+18%2F2.117+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+Q%2812.5%29+=+18+-+8.5026+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+Q%2812.5%29+=+9.4974+\" pounds
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