document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=97182>Question 97182</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A tank can be filled by one pipe in 30 minutes & emptied by another in 50 minutes. If both pipes are open, how long will it take to fill the tank? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = time (in minutes) required, when both pipes are open, and they fill the tank<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the full tank = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply equation by 150 to get rid of the denominators, resulting in:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x - 3x = 150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 150/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 75 minutes required to fill the tank<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=75%2F30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"75%2F30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=75%2F50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"75%2F50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  = <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  = 2/2 = 1<BR>\n" );
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