document.write( "Question 1206959: Hi
\n" ); document.write( "Water is leaking fron a tank at a constant rate . At 230pm the tank is 3/5 full .At 325pm the tank was 2/7 full. At what time will the tank be empty.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #844723 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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x, minutes of time past 2:30 pm
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Points are
\n" ); document.write( "2:30 pm, (0, 3/5)
\n" ); document.write( "3:25 pm, (55, 2/7)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Equation can start as \"y=%28%282%2F7-3%2F5%29%2F55%29x%2B3%2F5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-x%2F%285%2A35%29%2B3%2F5\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For how much time, x, past 2:30 pm is tank empty, y=0?
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2F%283%2A35%29=3%2F5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=105\" \"minutes\"
\n" ); document.write( "which is 1 hour 45 minutes...\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Add that amount of time to 2:30 pm on the clock.
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