document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1039277>Question 1039277</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Set up and solve using an Algebraic Equation. Write in a compete answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A water tank can be filled in 10 hours by an inlet pipe and emptied in 15 hours by an outlet pipe.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How long will it take to fill the tank if both pipes are left open?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #654018 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=654018\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the tank can be filled in 10 hours, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \frac{1}{10}\"> of the tank is filled in one hour.  Likewise, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \frac{1}{15}\"> of the tank is emptied in one hour.  So if they work together:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{1}{10}\ -\ \frac{1}{15}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "of the tank is filled in one hour.  Hence:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{1}{\frac{1}{10}\ -\ \frac{1}{15}}\"> hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is the time it takes to fill the tank when the fill and the drain are both open.  You can do your own arithmetic.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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