document.write( "Question 1197320: The basement of a building is flooded with water to a depth of 18 inches. The basement is 52 feet long and 38 feet wide. Two pumps each pumping at the rate of 34 gallons per minute are used to drain the water. How many hours does it take to completely drain the water? \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #830558 by ikleyn(52781) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Volume of water is 52*38*1.5 cubic feet (1.5 feet is 18 inches). V = length*width*height\r\n" );
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document.write( "That product is 2964 ft^3.\r\n" );
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document.write( "1 cubic foot of water=7.48 gallons\r\n" );
document.write( "so the volume is 2964 ft^3*7.48 gallons/cubic foot=22170.72 gallons.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now divide that by 8080 gallons per hour (34*2 = 68 gallons/minute * 60 minutes)\r\n" );
document.write( "=5.434 hours.\r\n" );
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