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A tank with capacity T gallons is empty. Tank will be filled in minutes
<u>Solution:</u>
Given, A tank with capacity T gallons is empty.
We have to find how many minutes will tank be filled?
Now, Water flows into the tank from pipe X at the rate of X gallons per minute,
And water is pumped out by pipe Y at the rate Y gallons per minute,
Then, together in one minute the amount of water filled will be x – y gallons [as X is greater than Y]
Now, the time take to fill tank =
Hence tank will be filled in minutes
Answer:
Let x represents the Sara eat pancake and y represents the Phil eat the pancake.
As per the statement:
Phil ate three less than twice as many pancakes as Sara.
"Twice as many pancake as Sara" means 2x
"three less than twice as many pancakes as Sara" means 2x -3
⇒ .....[1]
It is also given that together they combined to eat 15 pancakes.
⇒ .....[2]
Substitute equation [1] into [2] we get;
Combine like terms;
3x-3 =15
Add 3 to both sides we get;
3x = 18
Divide both sides by 3 we get;
x = 6
Substitute the value of x in [1] we get;
y = 2(6)-3 = 12-3 =9
y = 9
Therefore, the pancakes did each eat are;
Sara eat pancake = 6 and Phil eat pancake = 9