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An empty rectangular tank is 70 cm long and 50 cm wide. It is being filled with water flowing from a tap at a rate of 10000 ml per minute . If it takes 14 minutes to fill the tank to its brim, find the height of the tank.

 Jan 29, 2016

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An empty rectangular tank is 70 cm long and 50 cm wide. It is being filled with water flowing from a tap at a rate of 10000 ml per minute . If it takes 14 minutes to fill the tank to its brim, find the height of the tank.

 

1.

Vtank=lwhVtank=70 cm50 cmhVtank=3500 cm2h

 

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Vtank=10000 mlmin.14 min.Vtank=10000 ml14Vtank=1410000 ml 1 ml=1 cm3 Vtank=1410000 cm3

 

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Vtank=3500 cm2h=1410000 cm33500 cm2h=1410000 cm3h=1410000 cm33500 cm2h=14100003500 cmh=40 cm

 

The height of the tank is 40 cm

 

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 Jan 29, 2016
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what is your formula for this? Please answer so I can help you :)

 Jan 29, 2016
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Vrectangular=L*W*H

 

Vrectangular-capacity

L-long

W-wide

H-height

 

if it fulls it in 14 minutes in rate of 10000 ml per minute so after 14 minutes:

 

14*10000=140000

140000=Vrectangular 

 

So we know:

140000=70*50*H

H=140000/(70*50)

H=40

 

Answer:40

 Jan 29, 2016
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Best Answer

An empty rectangular tank is 70 cm long and 50 cm wide. It is being filled with water flowing from a tap at a rate of 10000 ml per minute . If it takes 14 minutes to fill the tank to its brim, find the height of the tank.

 

1.

Vtank=lwhVtank=70 cm50 cmhVtank=3500 cm2h

 

2.

Vtank=10000 mlmin.14 min.Vtank=10000 ml14Vtank=1410000 ml 1 ml=1 cm3 Vtank=1410000 cm3

 

3.

Vtank=3500 cm2h=1410000 cm33500 cm2h=1410000 cm3h=1410000 cm33500 cm2h=14100003500 cmh=40 cm

 

The height of the tank is 40 cm

 

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