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A rectangular tank 60cm long, 50cm wide and 24cm height was 1/3 filled with water at first. A tap was turned on to completely fill the tank. The rate of water flowing from the tap into the tank was 3 litre
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A rectangular tank 60cm long, 50cm wide and 24cm height was 1/3 filled with water at first. A tap was turned on to completely fill the tank. The rate of water flowing from the tap into the tank was 3 litre per minute. How long did it take to fill the tank completely? Give your answers in minutes.

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volume of tank = 24x60x50
=72000

volume that is needed to fill it up
(72000/3) x 2 = 48000

3 litre per minute

48000cm^3 = 48litre

48/3=16 minutes
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