Mathematics

Mathematics

Problem

A water tank contains 500 litres of water at 12:00 noon. Every hour a fixed volume of 18.5 litres is drawn out, so that the volumes remaining after each hour form an arithmetic progression. a. (i) Find the volume of water remaining at 7:00 p.m. b. (ii) Determine at what time (nearest minute) the volume of water will first fall below 200 litres.

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