Brine containing 3 lbs per gal of salt enters a large tank at the rate of 2 gal/min and the mixture well stirred leaves at 1.5 gal/min. If the tank contains initially 100 gal of water, with 4 lbs of dissolved salt. a. Find the mount of salt in the tank at any time t in minutes. b. Find the amount of salt in the tank after 4 mins.

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Brine containing 3 lbs per gal of salt enters a large tank at the rate of
2 gal/min and the mixture well stirred leaves at 1.5 gal/min. If the tank
contains initially 100 gal of water, with 4 lbs of dissolved salt.
a. Find the mount of salt in the tank at any time t in minutes.
b. Find the amount of salt in the tank after 4 mins.

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