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16 September, 07:39

Nathans fish tank holds 144 gallons of water. to clean the tank, he drains the water at a rate of 6 gallons per minute until the level is two-thirds its original level. how many minutes does it take to drain the tank for cleaning?

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  1. 16 September, 07:53
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    It would take 8 minutes to drain the tank 1/3
  2. 16 September, 07:55
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    The tank is 144 gal and they wanna lower it to 2/3*144 = 96 gal so the tank must drain 144-96 = 48 gal

    if the tank drains at 6 gal per minute then 48/6 = 8 minutes
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