A water tank holds 3000 litres when full. A crack in the base is gradually getting larger resulting in a greater amount of water being lost daily.   i) On the first day of filling, 15 litres of water are being lost and this increases by 3 litres each day.   a) How many litres will be lost on the 30th day after filling?   b) The tank becomes empty during the nth day after filling. Find the value of n.   ii) Assume instead that 15 litres of water are lost on the first day and the amount of water lost increase by 15% on each successful day. Find what percentage of the original 3000 litres is left in the tank at the end of the 30th day after filling.

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A water tank holds 3000 litres when full. A crack in the base is gradually getting larger resulting in a greater amount of water being lost daily.

 

i) On the first day of filling, 15 litres of water are being lost and this increases by 3 litres each day.

 

a) How many litres will be lost on the 30th day after filling?

 

b) The tank becomes empty during the nth day after filling. Find the value of n.

 

ii) Assume instead that 15 litres of water are lost on the first day and the amount of water lost increase by 15% on each successful day. Find what percentage of the original 3000 litres is left in the tank at the end of the 30th day after filling.

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