Problema Solution

a sink is filling at the rate of 1 liter in 6 seconds. IT is draining at the rate of 1 liter in 11 seconds. how long from the time it is empty will take the sink to fill, if its capacity is 8 liters?

Answer provided by our tutors

speed of filling 1/6

speed of draining is 1/11

1/6 - 1/11 = 8/ x

5 /66 = 8/x

x = 66 * 8/ 5

= 105.6secs