A tank contains 210 liters of fluid in which 50 grams of salt is dissolved. Pure water is then pumped into the tank at a rate of 3 L/min; the well-mixed solution is pumped out at the same rate. Let the A(t) be the number of grams of salt in the tank at time t. Find the rate at which the number of grams of salt in the tank is changing at time t.     Find the number A(t) of grams of salt in the tank at time t.

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A tank contains 210 liters of fluid in which 50 grams of salt is dissolved. Pure water is then pumped into the tank at a rate of 3 L/min; the well-mixed solution is pumped out at the same rate. Let the A(t) be the number of grams of salt in the tank at time t.

Find the rate at which the number of grams of salt in the tank is changing at time t.
 
 
Find the number A(t) of grams of salt in the tank at time t.
 
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