A cold water tap can fill a bath in 3 minutes while a hot tap can fill in 5 minutes.

      

A cold water tap can fill a bath in 3 minutes while a hot tap can fill in 5 minutes. The drain pipe can empty the bath in 3 ¾ minutes. The two taps and the drain pipe are fully open for 2 minutes, after which the drain pipe is closed.

(a) What fraction of the bath is filled after the first two minutes
(b) How many seconds are required for the bath to be completely filled?
(c) Given that the cold water tap delivers water at the rate of 200cm³/s
Determine
I. The capacity of the bath in litres
II. The rate of flow of the hot water tap

  

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