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Sean tried to drink a slushy as fast as he could. He drank the slushy at a constant rate. There were originally 275 milliliters of slushy in the cup. After 13 seconds, 210 milliliters remained. How long did it take Sean to drink all the slushy?

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Answer:

Sean drank at a rate of 5 milliliters per second.

It took Sean 55 seconds to drink all the slushy.

Explanation:

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Sean tried to drink a slushy as fast as he could. He drank the slushy at a constant-example-1
User Alain Zelink
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Answer: It took Sean 55 seconds to drink all the slushy


Solution:

Original Volume: Vo=275 milliliters

After t1=13 seconds, 210 milliliters remained: V1=210 milliliters

He drank the slushy at a constant rate: r

Sean drank V=Vo-V1=275 milliliters-210 milliliters→V=65 milliliters

r=V/t1

r=65 milliliters / 13 seconds

r=5 milliliters/second

Sean will drink the remained volumen in a time t2:

t2=V1/r

t2=210 milliliters / (5 milliliters/second)

t2=42 seconds

Total time to drink: t

t=t1+t2

t=13 seconds + 42 seconds

t=55 seconds

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