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I can do other related rates volume problems but im having trouble with boxes for some reason
A pool is 25 feet long, 20 feet wide and 5 feet deep. Water is being pumped into the pool and the water level is rising at the rate of .025 feet perminute. At what rate is the water being pumped in, when there is 2 feet of water in the pool?
The surface area is 25x20 = 500.
Since this is rising at only 0.025 feet/minute, that is 0.025*500 = 12.5 cubic feet/minute.
There are rougholy 8 gallons in a cubic foot, so that is approximately 100 gallons/minute.
It may seem like it is rising slowly, but that is being filled at a fairly good rate.
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