Ng Ming Bing's answer to Shermel's Secondary 4 E Maths Singapore question.

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Ng Ming Bing
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Hopefully this hint helps
Shermel
Shermel
5 years ago
I dont really understand though.. do you have alternative ways?
Ng Ming Bing
Ng Ming Bing
5 years ago
The idea is that they are filling a tank with water using 2 different taps that have different flow rate, one flow at a rate x litre per min the other x+5(fastr)
Part 1 is asking how long it will take to fill up the tank using only 1 of the 2 taps.
Similar to speed=dist /time. Now is speed of tap=volume of tank/time taken to fill it
Ng Ming Bing
Ng Ming Bing
5 years ago
After forming the 2 equations in part 1, form a relationship between them such that u can manipulate the equations to form what they want in part 2