SOLUTION: A faucet can fill a sink in 5 minutes while a drain will empty the same sink in 8 minutes. If the faucet is turned on and the drain is left open, how long will it take to fill the
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Question 670903: A faucet can fill a sink in 5 minutes while a drain will empty the same sink in 8 minutes. If the faucet is turned on and the drain is left open, how long will it take to fill the sink? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A faucet can fill a sink in 5 minutes while a drain will empty the same sink in 8 minutes. If the faucet is turned on and the drain is left open, how long will it take to fill the sink?
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faucet rate = 1/5 job/min
drain rate = 1/8 job/min
together rate = 1/x job/min
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Equation:
faucet rate - drain rate = 1/x
1/5 - 1/8 = 1/x
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8x - 5x = 40
3x = 40
x = 13 1/3 minutes (time to fill the sink)
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Stan H.
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