document.write( "Question 1084537: The Smith family and the Allen family each used their sprinklers last summer. The Smith family's sprinkler was used for
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document.write( "            (liter/hr)   (hours)   (liters)\r\n" );
document.write( "             RATE        TIME      VOLUME\r\n" );
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document.write( "SMITH         r            35       35r\r\n" );
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document.write( "ALLEN       35-r          20       20(35-r)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Totals       35                       1000\r\n" );
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