Depth A swimming pool is 12 meters long, 6 meters wide. 1 meter deep at the shallow end, and 3 meters deep at the deep end (see figure). Water is being pumped into the pool at 1/4 cubic meter per minute, and there is 1 meter of water at the deep end.   (a) What percent of the pool is filled? (b) At what rate is the water level rising?

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Depth A swimming pool is 12 meters long, 6 meters wide. 1 meter deep
at the shallow end, and 3 meters deep at the deep end (see figure). Water
is being pumped into the pool at 1/4 cubic meter per minute, and there is
1 meter of water at the deep end.

 

(a) What percent of the pool is filled?
(b) At what rate is the water level rising?

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6m
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