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The petrol tank of a car started to leak. Did the tank get empty in more than 15 hours, when it started to leak? (1 gallon = 128 ounces)

1) The tank had 36 gallons of petrol in the tank when it started to leak.
2) The petrol leaked from the tank at a rate of less than 9 ounces per minute.

Each statement on its own is clearly insufficient.

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Calculate the time needed to empty 36 gallons at a rate of 9 ounces per minute.

\(\frac{36-gallons}{1} * \frac{128-ounces}{1-gallon} * \frac{1-minute}{9-ounces} * \frac{1-hour}{60-minutes} = \frac{36*128}{9*60} = \frac{4*32}{15}\) ≈ 8.5 hours

9 ounces per minute --> approximately 8.5 hours to empty the tank
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LESS THAN 9 ounces per minute --> MORE THAN 8.5 hours to empty the tank

If the time to empty the tank = 10 hours, the answer to the question stem is NO.
If the time to empty the tank = 16 hours, the answer to the question stem is YES.
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1. 36g = 36*128 ounces
Not sufficient

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Rate < 9 ounces per minute
Not sufficient

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Time > 36*128/9/60

Not sufficient to say that Time < 15 hours

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When you combine, you know 4608 was drained in less than 15 hours. So shouldnt it be C?
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When you combine, you know 4608 was drained in less than 15 hours. So shouldnt it be C?
No. Combining does NOT tell you it drained in less than 15 hours.

With both statements you only know:

Start = 4608 oz, and rate < 9 oz/min.

That rate could be 8.9 oz/min, which empties in about 518 minutes (less than 15 hours), or it could be 1 oz/min, which empties in 4608 minutes (more than 15 hours). So it is not C, it's E.
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