document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=103672>Question 103672</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a tank can be normally filled in hours. but after the tank developed a leak it took 12 hours to fill it. how long would it take the leak to empty a full tank? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #75554 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=75554\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a tank can be normally filled in 10 hours. but after the tank developed a leak it took 12 hours to fill it. how long would it take the leak to empty a full tank?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let t = time for the leak to empty the tank<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the full tank = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Positive is filling and negative is leaking<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply equation by 10x to get rid of the denominators<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x(<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) - 10x(<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) = 10x*1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12x - 10(12) = 10x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12x - 120 = 10x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12x - 10x = + 120<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = 120<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 120/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 60 hrs for leak to empty the full tank<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check our solution on a calc:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2F60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2F60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  1.2  -  .2  =  1<BR>\n" );
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