guddo wrote:
Beginning at noon yesterday, water was added to a partially filled water tank at the constant rate of 500 gallons per hour. When there was a total of 2,000 gallons of water in the tank, no more was added. Was there more than 1,000 gallons of water in the tank at noon yesterday?
(1) There were 1,700 gallons of water in the tank at 1:00 yesterday afternoon.
(2) There were 2,000 gallons of water in the tank at 3:00 yesterdayafternoon.
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Beginning at noon yesterday, water was added to a partially filled water tank at the constant rate of 500 gallons per hour. When there was a total of 2,000 gallons of water in the tank, no more was added. Was there more than 1,000 gallons of water in the tank at noonyesterday?
(1) There were 1,700 gallons of water in the tank at 1:00 yesterday afternoon.
Since 500 gallons of water were added in the hour from noon to 1:00 pm, there were 1,700 - 500 = 1,200 gallons of water in the tank at noon, which is more
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Statistics : Posted by Bunuel • on 19 Dec 2023, 10:11 • Replies 1 • Views 45






