Problem 2938. How long does it take to run a bath?

Created by Jason Key

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Given the volume flow rate (volume/time) of a faucet and the volume of a bath tub, find the amount of time it takes to fill the tub 3/4 of the way.

Have z as the volume flow rate, and x as the volume of the tub.

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Guillaume on 4 Feb 2015

You need more than one test case in your test suite.

Guillaume on 4 Feb 2015

Not to mention that the solution to the one test case is wrong. If q (volume flow rate) = v/t (volume/time), then t = v/q, not v*q.

Yalong Liu on 5 Feb 2015

3.75 ?

Guillaume on 5 Feb 2015

What! No, the correct answer is 5*.75/5 == .75

James on 13 Feb 2015

Maybe the units are different? :-)

Ned Gulley on 18 Feb 2015

Fixed the test suite.

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