SOLUTION: An 800-liter tank is half full of water and is being filled with water pumped at the rate of 45 liters per minute from a full 940-liter tank. How long will it take before the two t

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Question 833555: An 800-liter tank is half full of water and is being filled with water pumped at the rate of 45 liters per minute from a full 940-liter tank. How long will it take before the two tanks contain the same amount of water?
Step One: Identify the Variable(s)

Step Two/Three: Write the equation(s) and solve:



Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
m is minutes
800+45m=940-45m
m = 14/9 minutes