SOLUTION: In order to remove water from a flooded basement, two pumps, each rated at 45 gallons per minute, are used. After half an hour, the one pump burns out, and the second pump finishes
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Question 921809: In order to remove water from a flooded basement, two pumps, each rated at 45 gallons per minute, are used. After half an hour, the one pump burns out, and the second pump finishes removing the water half an hour later. How many gallons of water were removed from the basement? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! In the 1st half hour, for just 1 pump
For 2 pumps, gallons are removed
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Then 1 pump operates for a half hour gallons are rmoved
---------------- gallons are removed total
