SOLUTION: A gas tank which can hold a total of 61 liters contains only 7 liters of gas when the driver stops to refuel. If it takes 6 minutes to fill up the tank, what is the rate in liters

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Question 1004385: A gas tank which can hold a total of 61 liters contains only 7 liters of gas when the driver stops to refuel. If it takes 6 minutes to fill up the tank, what is the rate in liters per minute?
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi there,
61 liters - 7 liters
= 54 liters
54 liters/6 minutes = 9 liters per minute
The rate is 9 liters per minute
Hope this helps :-)