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document.write( "After 5 min,300-260=40 gallons of water was drained from the tank.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, with 260 gallons in the tank, at a rate of 40 gal/5min,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the tank will empty after (260/40)*5=32.5 minutes </SPAN>\n" );
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