document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1134961>Question 1134961</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bathtub which can hold 46.5 gallons has a leaky stopper. The maximum rate that the water flow a from the tap into the tub is 17 gallons/minute. If the tub is initially empty and the tap is turned on to its maximum flow, the tub fills in 3 minutes. If the full tub were left to sit, it would take how long (in minutes) to drain through the leaky stopper? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It takes 3 minutes, at 17 gallons per minute, for the tap to fill the tub, so 51 gallons of water flow into the tub.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The capacity of the tub is 46.5 gallons; so in 3 minutes 51-46.5 = 4.5 gallons have leaked.  That's a rate of 4.5/3 = 1.5 gallons per minute.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The amount of time it will take the tub to drain at that rate is 46.5/1.5 = 31 minutes. </SPAN>\n" );
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