document.write( "Question 821463: Water is pouring into a tank at a constant rate. When the tank is full, 10 pumps of equal capacity empty the tank
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document.write( "in 12 hrs, while 15 pumps of the same capacity empty the tank in 6 hrs. The time which 25 pumps of the same
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document.write( "capacity take to empty the tank, if the tank is initially full, will be : (All the pipes pouring water into the tank are
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Algebra.Com's Answer #495918 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 10*12= 5*2*6*2=120 pump hours \n" ); document.write( "15*6=5*3*6=90 pump hours \n" ); document.write( "something is wrong with the pumps or some are filling and some are emptying \n" ); document.write( "if they are all of the same capacity, the pump hours should be the same. \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |