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Tap A fills 10% of a tank in 1.5 minutes. Tap B empties the tank in 20 minutes. How long will it take to fill the tank if both taps are opened?

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  1. Determine the filling rate of Tap A.

    Tap A fills 10%10\% of the tank in 1121\frac{1}{2} minutes.
    10%=10100=11010\% = \frac{10}{100} = \frac{1}{10} of the tank.
    1121\frac{1}{2} minutes =32= \frac{3}{2} minutes.
    The rate of Tap A is the fraction of the tank filled per minute:

    RateA=110 tank32 minutes=110×23tankminute=230tankminute=115tankminute\text{Rate}_A = \frac{\frac{1}{10} \text{ tank}}{\frac{3}{2} \text{ minutes}} = \frac{1}{10} \times \frac{2}{3} \frac{\text{tank}}{\text{minute}} = \frac{2}{30} \frac{\text{tank}}{\text{minute}} = \frac{1}{15} \frac{\text{tank}}{\text{minute}}
  2. Determine the emptying rate of Tap B.

    Tap B empties the entire tank (1 whole tank) in 20 minutes.
    The rate of Tap B is the fraction of the tank emptied per minute:

    RateB=1 tank20 minutes=120tankminute\text{Rate}_B = \frac{1 \text{ tank}}{20 \text{ minutes}} = \frac{1}{20} \frac{\text{tank}}{\text{minute}}

    Since Tap B empties the tank, its contribution to filling is negative.

  3. Calculate the combined rate when both taps are open.

    The combined rate is the filling rate minus the emptying rate:

    Combined Rate=RateA−RateB\text{Combined Rate} = \text{Rate}_A - \text{Rate}_B Combined Rate=115−120\text{Combined Rate} = \frac{1}{15} - \frac{1}{20}

    To subtract these fractions, find a common denominator, which is 60.

    Combined Rate=1×415×4−1×320×3\text{Combined Rate} = \frac{1 \times 4}{15 \times 4} - \frac{1 \times 3}{20 \times 3} Combined Rate=460−360\text{Combined Rate} = \frac{4}{60} - \frac{3}{60} Combined Rate=4−360=160tankminute\text{Combined Rate} = \frac{4 - 3}{60} = \frac{1}{60} \frac{\text{tank}}{\text{minute}}
  4. Calculate the time required to fill the tank.

    If the combined rate is 160\frac{1}{60} of the tank per minute, then the time to fill 1 whole tank is:

    Time=Total Tank CapacityCombined Rate\text{Time} = \frac{\text{Total Tank Capacity}}{\text{Combined Rate}} Time=1 tank160tankminute=1×60 minutes=60 minutes\text{Time} = \frac{1 \text{ tank}}{\frac{1}{60} \frac{\text{tank}}{\text{minute}}} = 1 \times 60 \text{ minutes} = 60 \text{ minutes}

    The time it will take to fill the tank is 60 minutes.

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