Officials begin to release water from a full man-made lake at a rate that would empty the lake in 20 weeks, but a river that can fill the lake in 30 weeks is replenishing the lake at the same time. How many weeks does it take to empty the lake? Express your answer as a fraction reduced to lowest terms, if needed.

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Answer:

  • 60 weeks

Step-by-step explanation:

  • Filling rate = 1/30
  • Emptying rate = 1/20

The difference is the rate of emptying with both lines open:

  • 1/20 - 1/30 = 3/60 - 2/60 = 1/60

It means 1/60 of the lake will be emptied per week.

Time to empty the lake:

  • 1 : (1/60) = 60 weeks
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