June 15, 2021 2:58 pm
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A cylindrical water tank has a diameter of 14 meters and a height of 20 meters. A water truck can fill cubic meters of the tank every minute. How long will it take the water truck to fill the water tank from empty to half-full?
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June 15, 2021 2:58 pm
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First find the volume of the cylindrical tank:
If the water truck can fill cubic meters of the tank every minute, it will take 980 minutes to fill the tank completely; therefore, it will take 980/2=490 minutes to fill the tank halfway. This is equal to 8 hours and 10 minutes.