Problem Solving (PS) | Re: Tanks X and Y contain 500 and 200 gallons of water respectively. If

Tanks X and Y contain 500 and 200 gallons of water respectively. If water is being pumped out of tank X at a rate of K gallons per minute and water is being added to tank Y at a rate of M gallons per minute, how many hours will elapse before the two tanks contain equal amounts of water?


A.\(\frac{5}{M + K}\text{ hours}\)

B.\(6(M + K)\text{ hours}\)

C.\(\frac{300}{M + K}\text{ hours}\)

D.\(\frac{300}{M - K}\text{ hours}\)

E.\(\frac{60}{M - K}\text{ hours}\)

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