Question
The figure shows a rectangular container measuring 39 cm by 45 cm by 24 cm. Cathy poured 290 mℓ of water into the container. Then, she turned on two taps at the same time to fill up the container with water. Water was flowing from both taps at the same rate. After 4 minutes, both taps were turned off but 4.1 ℓ of water had overflowed and was collected in a tray. Find the rate of the flow of water of each tap in millilitres per minute.
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The figure shows a rectangular container measuring 39 cm by 45 cm by 24 cm. Cathy poured 290 mℓ of water into the container. Then, she turned on two taps at the same time to fill up the container with water. Water was flowing from both taps at the same rate. After 4 minutes, both taps were turned off but 4.1 ℓ of water had overflowed and was collected in a tray. Find the rate of the flow of water of each tap in millilitres per minute.