SOLUTION: A tank has a leak which would empty it in 10 hrs. A tap is turned on and it admits 9 liters per minute into the tank and tank is now emptied in 25 hrs. How many liters tank holds

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Question 883211: A tank has a leak which would empty it in 10 hrs. A tap is turned on and it admits 9 liters per minute into the tank and tank is now emptied in 25 hrs. How many liters tank holds
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Rate*Time=Output
R%2A10=X
%289-R%29%2A25=X
Substituting,
10R=225-25R
35R=225
R=225%2F35=45%2F7l%2Fhr
X=10%2845%2F7%29
X=450%2F7l