document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1101894>Question 1101894</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a hot water tap can fill a bath in 5 minutes while a cold water tap can fill the same bath in 3 minutes. the drain pipe can empty the full bath in three and a quarter minutes. the two taps and the drain pipe are fully open for one and a half  minutes after which the drain pipe is closed. how much longer will it take to fill the bath? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Taps      Flow Rates bath per minute\r\n" );
document.write( "HOT       1/5\r\n" );
document.write( "COLD      1/3\r\n" );
document.write( "DRAIN    -1/3.25\r\n" );
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document.write( "Caclulated to x=1.982 minutes or 1 minute 59 seconds </SPAN>\n" );
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