document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=922231>Question 922231</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this word problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A faucet can fill a sink in 8 minutes. If the sink is full, the faucet is on, and the drain is open, the sink takes 25 minutes to drain. How many minutes does it take the drain to empty a full sink? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #559460 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=559460\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> rate for A alone 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate for A & B together 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/a+1/b=1/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/8+1/b=1/25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/b=1/25-1/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/b=8/200-25/200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/b=-17/200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/b=1/-11.7647059<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-11.7647059<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate for B alone 11.7647059 minutes to drain<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/8+1/-11.7647059=1/25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-11.7647059/-94.1176471+8/-94.1176471=1/25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3.76470588/-94.1176471=1/25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "codewa<BR>\n" );
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