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A water tank can be filled in 5 minutes and emptied in 8 minutes. if the drain is accidentally left open when the tank is being filled how log does it take to fill the tank

A water tank can be filled in 5 minutes and emptied in 8 minutes. if the drain is accidentally left open when the tank is being filled how log does it take to fill the tank
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A water tank can be filled in 5 minutes and emptied in 8 minutes. if the drain is accidentally left open when the tank is being filled how log does it take to fill the tank

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1/5 - 1/8 = 8 /5 - 5/8 = 3/8

8/3= 2.67
Hence, it would take 2.67 minutes to fill the tank.

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