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Using a pump, Mr. Paul takes 40 minutes to fill a tank with 1,600 liters of water.
In 10 minutes, he can fill liters of water.

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400
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800
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200
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600
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Solution

The correct option is A 400
Amount of water filled in 40 minutes
= 1,600 liters

Water filled in 1 minute = 1,600 ÷ 40
= 40 L

In 1 minute, 40 L of water is filled.
In 10 minutes, water filled
= 10 × 40 L
400 L

Hence, 400 L of water is filled in10 minutes.

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