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A fire engine travels seven miles to a fire at a speed of 36mph. Its tank holds 500 gallons ......... will it succeed?

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A fire engine travels seven miles to a fire at a speed of 36mph.

Its tank holds 500 gallons of water but it’s been leaking throughout the journey at a rate of 22.5 gallons per hour.

If the fire engine needs 497 gallons of water to put out the fire, will it succeed?

posted May 9, 2015 by Karan Joglekar

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