document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1158438>Question 1158438</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, again! This is another problem from my homework that I’m having a little trouble with. As always, any help is appreciated as I'm trying to understand the subject much better. Thank you! \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The time, t, required to empty a tank varies inversely as the rate, r, of pumping. If a pump can empty a tank in 2.5 hours at a rate of 400 gallons per minute, how long will it take (in hours) to empty a tank at 500 gallons per minute? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #781384 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=781384\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2.5 hours=150 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "400 gal/min*150 min=60000 gallons total\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "60000 gallons total/500 gallons/minute--units at the end are minutes, what is wanted, and it will be 120 minutes or 2 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "another way is 2.5*400=x*500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2.5(4/5)=2 hours<BR>\n" );
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