A well stirred tank with a capacity of 500 gal originally contains 200 gal of water with 100lbs of salt in solution. Brine containing 1lb of salt per gallon is pumped into the tank at a rate of 3 gal/min, while fluid is allowed to flow out of the tank at a rate of 2 gal/min. What is the salt concentration at the instant that the tank overflows

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A well stirred tank with a capacity of 500 gal originally contains 200 gal of water with 100lbs of salt in solution. Brine containing 1lb of salt per gallon is pumped into the tank at a rate of 3 gal/min, while fluid is allowed to flow out of the tank at a rate of 2 gal/min. What is the salt concentration at the instant that the tank overflows? What about ten minutes later? 

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