SOLUTION: An inlet pipe can fill a tank in 6 minutes. A drain can empty the tank in 18 minutes. If the tank is empty, and both the pipe and drain are open, how long will it take before the t

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Question 899860: An inlet pipe can fill a tank in 6 minutes. A drain can empty the tank in 18 minutes. If the tank is empty, and both the pipe and drain are open, how long will it take before the tank overflows?
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Hi

x being time for the overflow...

traditional Set Up

1%2F6+-+1%2F18+=+1%2Fx  |Multiplying thru by 18x so as all denominators = 1

  3x + x = 18

   4x = 18

    x = 18/4 = 9/2 = 4.2 hr, tank overflows