Pond sluice
The first sluice empties a complete pond in 45 days. If 2/3 of the pond is drained in 15 days, a second sluice is still needed for ten days. How many days would it empty itself through just the second sluice?
Final Answer:
Tips for related online calculators
Do you have a linear equation or system of equations and are looking for its solution? Or do you have a quadratic equation?
Do you want to convert time units like minutes to seconds?
Do you want to convert time units like minutes to seconds?
You need to know the following knowledge to solve this word math problem:
algebraUnits of physical quantitiesthemes, topicsGrade of the word problem
Related math problems and questions:
- Pond draining
The pond is emptied with a sluice in 45 days. When 2/3 of the pond needs to be drained in 15 days, the second sluice gate will also open for 10 days. How many days would the pond be emptied only by a second sluice? - Pond sluice
If two gates are open, the company will empty the pond in 20 days. A larger sluice would empty in 30 days. How many days would he have emptied himself with only a small sluice? - Workshops
The first workshop will complete the robot itself in 15 days, and the second workshop in 10 days. They started together, but only the second workshop worked after three days. Thus, the work will take 15 days. - Window door replacement
We ordered two parties of workers to replace the windows and doors. The first group would complete the task in 15 days. The second in ten days. How many days will they be able to exchange it together? - Three workshops One workshop can complete the task in 48 days, the second in 30 days, and the third in 20 days. In how many days would the task be completed if all workshops worked?
- Tank water remaining
They drained the water from the full tank through three holes. 1/6 of the tank volume flowed through the first hole, 2/5 of the volume through the second hole, and 1/4 of the volume through the third hole. The tank has the shape of a cuboid with dimension - Pond
Workers will empty a pond with two open floodgates in 20 days. A larger floodgate will empty the whole pond in 30 days. For how long would he be emptied with a smaller floodgate?
