The cold water faucet can fill a sink in 2 minutes. the drain can empty a full sink in 3 minutes. if the faucet were left on and the drain was left open, how long would it take to fill the sink?

6 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the volume of the sink be Xm^3

The rate of filling the sink by the first faucet is R1 while the rate of draining the faucet is -R2(negative since it’s draining)

R1 = x/2

R2 = -x/3 ( negative as it is draining)

The time it would take both of them working at the same rate to fill the sink is as follows:

x/(R1 - R2) = T

x/( x/2 - x/3) = T

x = T(x/2 - x/3)

x = T( (3x - 2x)/6)

x = T(x/6)

x = Tx/6

6x = Tx

T = 6 minutes

step-by-step explanation:

to find if any function is an inverse of the other, put the first equation in as x in the next one. then simplify and solve. if at the end you get the statement y = x, then it is an inverse. if you get anything else, it is not.

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