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A water tank contains 12500L water. The tap is left on and the tank loses 135L per minute. The tap is turned off when the tank has 5000L of water left. Determine how long the tap was left on to the nearest
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A water tank contains 12500L water. The tap is left on and the tank loses 135L per minute. The tap is turned off when the tank has 5000L of water left. Determine how long the tap was left on to the nearest minute.

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Answer:

12500L - 5000L = 7500L

7500L / 135L/min ≈ 55.56 min

It will take around 56 mins.

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