Time to fill a tank! [closed]
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I’ve been desperately trying to come up with some type of formula I can use to help me at work. This is the scenario.
I have a tank that is drafting at 700 barrels per hour(bph). It currently has 4000 barrels of room. I have the ability to fill the tank at 3200 bph, making the tank build at a rate of 2500bph. It is currently 12:00pm, and I want the tank to finish filling at 4:00pm. At what time do I start filling the tank?
I’ve been struggling for weeks trying to figure out a quick formula I can plug in the times and build/draft for tanks so I can use in the future. Any help would be great!
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I’ve been desperately trying to come up with some type of formula I can use to help me at work. This is the scenario.
I have a tank that is drafting at 700 barrels per hour(bph). It currently has 4000 barrels of room. I have the ability to fill the tank at 3200 bph, making the tank build at a rate of 2500bph. It is currently 12:00pm, and I want the tank to finish filling at 4:00pm. At what time do I start filling the tank?
I’ve been struggling for weeks trying to figure out a quick formula I can plug in the times and build/draft for tanks so I can use in the future. Any help would be great!
functional-equations
asked Jan 5 at 18:23
Mike Mike
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closed as off-topic by amWhy, Shailesh, mrtaurho, user91500, Paul Frost Jan 6 at 9:52
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I’ve been desperately trying to come up with some type of formula I can use to help me at work. This is the scenario.
I have a tank that is drafting at 700 barrels per hour(bph). It currently has 4000 barrels of room. I have the ability to fill the tank at 3200 bph, making the tank build at a rate of 2500bph. It is currently 12:00pm, and I want the tank to finish filling at 4:00pm. At what time do I start filling the tank?
I’ve been struggling for weeks trying to figure out a quick formula I can plug in the times and build/draft for tanks so I can use in the future. Any help would be great!
functional-equations
asked Jan 5 at 18:23
Mike Mike
1
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I’ve been desperately trying to come up with some type of formula I can use to help me at work. This is the scenario.
I have a tank that is drafting at 700 barrels per hour(bph). It currently has 4000 barrels of room. I have the ability to fill the tank at 3200 bph, making the tank build at a rate of 2500bph. It is currently 12:00pm, and I want the tank to finish filling at 4:00pm. At what time do I start filling the tank?
I’ve been struggling for weeks trying to figure out a quick formula I can plug in the times and build/draft for tanks so I can use in the future. Any help would be great!
functional-equations
functional-equations
asked Jan 5 at 18:23
Mike Mike
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asked Jan 5 at 18:23
Mike Mike
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asked Jan 5 at 18:23
Mike Mike
1
asked Jan 5 at 18:23
Mike Mike
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asked Jan 5 at 18:23
Mike Mike
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closed as off-topic by amWhy, Shailesh, mrtaurho, user91500, Paul Frost Jan 6 at 9:52
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You will remove $2800$ from the tank between $12:00$ and $4:00$ (presuming it doesn't go dry), so you need to supply $4000+2800=6800$ to fill the tank. That takes $frac {6800}{3200}=2frac 18$ hours. So start that long before $4:00$, which is at $1:52:30$.
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You will remove $2800$ from the tank between $12:00$ and $4:00$ (presuming it doesn't go dry), so you need to supply $4000+2800=6800$ to fill the tank. That takes $frac {6800}{3200}=2frac 18$ hours. So start that long before $4:00$, which is at $1:52:30$.
answered Jan 5 at 18:31
Ross MillikanRoss Millikan
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You will remove $2800$ from the tank between $12:00$ and $4:00$ (presuming it doesn't go dry), so you need to supply $4000+2800=6800$ to fill the tank. That takes $frac {6800}{3200}=2frac 18$ hours. So start that long before $4:00$, which is at $1:52:30$.
answered Jan 5 at 18:31
Ross MillikanRoss Millikan
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You will remove $2800$ from the tank between $12:00$ and $4:00$ (presuming it doesn't go dry), so you need to supply $4000+2800=6800$ to fill the tank. That takes $frac {6800}{3200}=2frac 18$ hours. So start that long before $4:00$, which is at $1:52:30$.
answered Jan 5 at 18:31
Ross MillikanRoss Millikan
293k23197372
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You will remove $2800$ from the tank between $12:00$ and $4:00$ (presuming it doesn't go dry), so you need to supply $4000+2800=6800$ to fill the tank. That takes $frac {6800}{3200}=2frac 18$ hours. So start that long before $4:00$, which is at $1:52:30$.
answered Jan 5 at 18:31
Ross MillikanRoss Millikan
293k23197372
answered Jan 5 at 18:31
Ross MillikanRoss Millikan
293k23197372
answered Jan 5 at 18:31
Ross MillikanRoss Millikan
293k23197372
answered Jan 5 at 18:31
Ross MillikanRoss Millikan
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