document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=781372>Question 781372</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Amanda has a swimming pool that is 20 feet by 20 feet by 8 feet.  She is filling the pool using 3 garden hoses with a rate of flow of 1.5 cubic feet per minute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. How long will it take to fill the pool 3/4 of the way?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B. how long will it take to fill the pool completely if Amanda only uses 2 of the hoses? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A. How long will it take to fill the pool 3/4 of the way?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "time = [(3/4)*20*20*8]/(3*1.5) = 533 1/3 minutes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B. how long will it take to fill the pool completely if Amanda only uses 2 of the hoses?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = [20^2*8]/[2*1.5] = 1066 2/3 minutes<BR>\n" );
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