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A full water tank has sprung a leak. 4% of the water is lost every minute. What percentage of water is left in the tank after 20 minutes?

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Answer: 40.1263%

Explanation:

100 x 0.95^10 = 59.873693923837890625

100- 59.873693923837890625 = 40.1263060762

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Answer:

To solve the problem, we can use the following formula:

Final amount = Initial amount x (1 - rate)^(time)

where the rate is expressed as a decimal and time is in the same units as the rate.

In this case, the initial amount is 100% (since it's a full tank), the rate is 4% per minute, and the time is 20 minutes. Substituting these values into the formula, we get:

Final amount = 100% x (1 - 0.04)^(20) = 41.97%

Therefore, after 20 minutes of leaking, there would be approximately 41.97% of the water left in the tank.

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