SOLUTION: A water tank which takes 2 hours in getting filled normally, It is taking 20 minutes extra in getting filled fully since it has leakage problem. How much time it will take in ge

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Question 921959: A water tank which takes 2 hours in getting filled normally, It is taking 20 minutes extra in getting filled fully since it has leakage problem.
How much time it will take in getting vacant fully ?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39800) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x, time for leak to empty the tank.
1%2F3 hour is same as 20 minutes.
Basic rule for uniform rates for a job, task, or a measure of a continuous process that has measurable quantity is RT=Q for rate, time, quantity.

highlight_green%28%281%2F2-1%2Fx%29%2A%282%261%2F3%29=1%29.