document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1185093>Question 1185093</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A swimming pool is to be drained. The pool is shaped like a rectangular prism with length 45 ft, width 20 ft, and depth 5 ft. Suppose water is pumped out of the pool at a rate of 250 ft^(3) per hour. If the pool starts completely full, how many hours does it take to empty the pool? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "the width of the pool is 20 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the depth of the pool is 5 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "water is pumped out at 250 cubic feet per hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the capacity of the full pool is 45 * 20 * 5 = 4500 cubic feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to dully drain the pool, it will take 4500 / 250 = 18 hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18 hours times 250 cubic feet per hour = 4500 cubic feet. </SPAN>\n" );
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