document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=96701>Question 96701</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> According to engineers, 3% of the water in new orleans had been pumped out, leaving 6,000,000 cubic yards after 14 hours of pumping. In a news report two days later, 6.2% had been pumped out, leaving 5,800,000 cubic yards of water. Given a linear relationship, how much water was originally deposited into New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina. How long til the city will be dry? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = total amt of water.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1.00 - .03) * x = 6000000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".97x = 6000000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6000000/.97<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6,185,567 cu yds, total<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rate of pumping:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28.03%286185567%29%29%2F14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28.03%286185567%29%29%2F14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 13254.8 cu yds/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the no. of hrs to pump it all out:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6185567%2F13255 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6185567%2F13255\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 467 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check: 467 * 13255 ~ 619,000,000<BR>\n" );
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