document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1045346>Question 1045346</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mr. Smith's pool is filled with water to a height of 48 inches. It has developed a slow leak. Each day the pool loses 3 inches. Write an expression for the height of the water after x minutes. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1 day = 1440 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The leak is 3 in/day = 3 in/1440 minutes = 1/480 in/min<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h = 48 - (x/480) inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or, h = (23040 - x)/480 inches\r<BR>\n" );
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