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Homework Statement
The total capacity of the pool is 1000 cubic meters. the filling of the pool started on Thursday morning at 6 o’clock. On Friday morning at 9 o’clock when the pool was being filled, the pump for removal of water was started by mistake. Starting from this point onwards, water was both added and removed from the pool.
The pool became empty on Monday evening at 6 o’clock pm (18:00). It can be assumed that the rate at which the water was added and removed were both constant.
Homework Equations
a) When would the pool have been full if the pump to remove the water had not been
started? State in your answer the day of the week and the time of the day with the
accuracy of one hour. You can solve the problem graphically or mathematically.
b) How many cubic meters of water does the removing pump get rid of in 24 hours?
The Attempt at a Solution
How should we use the rate here?
we know that it was filling for 108 hours and emptying for 81 hours, But then?