document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=974005>Question 974005</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The swimming pool in Bob’s backyard holds 10 gallons of water. A gallon of water costs d dollars and takes m minutes to come out of the hose. If it takes Bob 5 minutes to fill his swimming pool, which of the following expressions represents the amount of water, in gallons, that was already in the pool before he started to fill it?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. 10 &#8722; (5d/m)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. 10 &#8722; (5/m)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. 10 &#8722; (5/dm)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E. 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The cost is not relevant.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5 minutes * 1 gal/min = 5 gallons<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 - 5 = 5 gallons already in this gigantic pool. </SPAN>\n" );
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