SOLUTION: a pump can fill a milk tank in two hours because of leakage problem,it took 20 minutes more to fill the tank.the plant supervisor want to find that how much time would the leak tan

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Question 925281: a pump can fill a milk tank in two hours because of leakage problem,it took 20 minutes more to fill the tank.the plant supervisor want to find that how much time would the leak tank to empty a full tank
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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1%2F120+-+1%2Fx+=+1%2F140 |Multiplying thru by 120•140x so as all denominators = 1
140x - (120)(140) = 120x
20x = 120•140
x = 120•140/20 = 840min 0r 14hr