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A gas tank which can hold a total of 32 liters contains only 5 liters of gas when the driver stops to refuel. if it takes 3 minutes to fill up the tank, what is the rate in liters per minute
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A gas tank which can hold a total of 32 liters contains only 5 liters of gas when the driver stops to refuel. if it takes 3 minutes to fill up the tank, what is the rate in liters per minute

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holds 32 liters....contains 5....leaving (32 - 5) = 27 liters to fill the tank.

3 minutes to fill the tank with 27 liters

27/3 = 9 liters per minute <===
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