document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=939633>Question 939633</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A faucet filled a 315 gallon tank in 9 hours. Later, the tank suffered a crack at the bottom and started leaking at the rate of 6 gallons per hour. How long will it take the faucet to refill the emptied tank? ( answer is 11 hours and 29 minutes - show your solution ) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " Later, the tank suffered a crack at the bottom and started leaking at the rate of 6 gallons per hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How long will it take the faucet to refill the emptied tank?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the gal/hr rate with no leak<BR>\n" );
document.write( "315/9 = 35 gal/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let t = no. of hrs to fill the tank when there is a leak<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35t - 6t = 315<BR>\n" );
document.write( "29t = 315<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g = 315/29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 10.862 hrs  </SPAN>\n" );
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