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A well pump pumps at a rate of 40 gallons per minute. you want to fill a 1,000-gallon tank. the tank already has 80 gallons. you would like to know how long it will take to fill the tank so you can turn on the pump, leave, and come back just before the tank is full. what would be the time needed to fill the tank?

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Answer:

23 minutes

Explanation:

40 gallons = 1 minute

1000 gallon tank already has 80 gallons in it so 1000-80 = 920 gallons left to fill

920/40 = 23minutes

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