Water Tank Emptying
by Dan Meyer
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How long before the tank empties (for the most part)? Btw, this is a much harder problem than the previous tank problem.
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How long will it take to (re)fill this tank? or (obviously) How long will it take to drain this tank?
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How long will it take to empty? If you had a party with 100 guests, would that be enough water for everyone to have 2 cups?
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How long will it take to drain the container? (or at least get the water level to that of the spigot without tilting the container)
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How long will it take for the water to contain half of the original amount of water? At what rate is the water draining from the tank?
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What is the volume of this container and how long will it take to empty?
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What if you combined this experiment with the one where you're filling it up? Would the tank ever fill up?
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How long will the tank take to empty? How much water will be left below the spout?
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How long will it take to empty? How long would it take to fill it if you left the spigot open at the same time?
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The volume of the container is 6 g. If 1 gallon can be drained every 3 1/2 minutes, how long would it take to empty the entire container?
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