document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1176250>Question 1176250</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A leaking faucet dripping once per second can waste x gal. per year.  Determine amt.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Year = 31536000 sec.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "31536000 drips per year.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not sure how to solve. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #802720 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52781)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><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=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=802720\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simply multiply the number of seconds in an year by the volume of one single droplet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "About the volume of a droplet, learn from this Wikipedia article\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_(unit)#:~:text=The%20minim%20was%20defined%20as,%2C%2020%20drops%20per%20milliliter).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From the article, you will learn that this unit of volume is NOT WELL DEFINED :\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it depends on many factors (on viscosity of the liquid and on its surface tension, as major factors).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the problem is NOT CORRECTLY defined from the very beginning, it is not\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a classic Math problem in the standard understanding of this term.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It is, rather, the field for a curios person to conduct his (or her) own research/investigation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "THUS I outlined the issue for you,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and if you REALLY ARE a curious person, then this task is just for you --- and not for us, the tutors.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In any case, by writing these lines, I just completed my job as a tutor.\r<BR>\n" );
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