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document.write( "The rate of filling is    of the tank volume per hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The rate of draining is    of the tank volume per hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The net rate of filling is the difference  \r\n" );
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document.write( "     =  =  =   of the tank volume per hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It means that under given conditions, the tank will be filled in 12 hours.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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