July 21, 2012 [SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS IN PLUMBING ARITHMETIC]

1.
9500 400
5
1,820
O L
C C
d
L
d
d P

=
=


2.
2%
4%
6%
300,000 1
2 1
2
8 4
5 5
3
8 8
. .2 . 3 1.
1 5
300000
4 8
1.875 300000
160000
:
160,000(0.06)
9600
x invested at
y invested at
z invested at
x y z eq
x
x z eq
z
y
y z eq
z
subst eq and eq to eq
z z z
z
z
therefore
I
I
=
=
=
+ + =
= =
= =
+ + =
=
=
=
=


3.
2
4 % 4.67%
3
108
3450(0.0467)
365
48.30
i
I Pin
I
I
= =
=
=
=


4.
3
20,000 0.11 (20,000)
12
19,450
P
P
| |
=
|
\ .
=

(1 )
3
20,000 19,450 1
12
0.1131 11.31%
F P in
i
i or
= +
( | |
= +
| (
\ .
=


5.
( )
(1 )
41,090 1 0.05 3.75
34,602.10
F P in
P
P
= +
( = +

=


6.
| |
12
(1 )
5000 1 0.05
10,060.00
n
F P i
F
F
= +
= +
=


7.
11
(1 )
0.065
85000 1
2
59,789.96
n
F P i
P
P
= +
(
= +
(

=


8.
102
(1 ) 1
0.07
1 1
12
72,500
0.07
12
522.18
n
i
F A
i
A
A
( +
=
(

(
| |
+
(
|
\ .
(
=
(
(

=


9.
0.10 2000
20,000
let x amount
x
x
=
=
=


10.
( )
2500 150
% 100
200
% 25
decrease
decrease

=
=


11.
37
(1 )
0.07
75,000 1
4
142,506.52
n
F P i
F
F
= +
| |
= +
|
\ .
=


12.
' s in $7,500
5000(0.02) 0.05 365
5300
Let x Cora come above
x
x
=
+ =
=

7500 5300
12,800
Income
Income
= +
=


13.
0.06 420
7000
Let x price of the stereo
x
x
=
=
=


14.
2 int
5
:
2 5 120,000
8 120000
15,000
Let x building rental
x ma enance
x salaries
equation
x x x
x
x
=
=
=
+ + =
=
=

July 21, 2012 [SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS IN PLUMBING ARITHMETIC]


5(15000)
75,000
salaries
salaries
=
=


15.
( )
(1 )
15,000 1 0.075 3.5
11,881.19
F P in
P x
P
= +
= +
=


16.
( ) 7000 0.4
2800
7000 2000
4200
overtime pay
overtime pay
regular pay
regular pay
=
=
=
=


17.
( )
120
int 8000 0.12
365
int 316
8000 316
7,684
advance erest
advance erest
Amount received
Amount received
| |
=
|
\ .
=
=
=


17.
( )
(1 )
45000 1 0.06 2.5
51,750
F P in
F x
P
= +
= +
=


18.
1
10 (1)
10
Q mC t
cal
Q g
g C
Q cal
= A
| |
=
|
\ .
=



19.
0.6
1 0.075
8
0.9
2 0.09
10
1 2 1.5
0.075 0.09 1.5
0.165 1.5
9.09
m m
rate
hr hr
m m
rate
hr hr
Work Work m
x x
x
x hrs
= =
= =
+ =
+ =
=
=


20.
3
62.4 (1 )
62.4
lb
m lb
ft
m lb
=
=

1054.87
62.4 (1)
65,824
Q mC t
J
Q
lb F
Q J
= A
| |
=
|
\ .
=



21.
10,000 200(9.81)
5.10
W F x dist
dist
dist m
=
=
=


22.
3
2
1
62.4 6
12
31.2
p h
ft lb
p in
ft in
lb
p
ft
=
( | |
=
( |
\ .
=


23.
( )
( )
3
.
75 62.4
1.20
sub
sub
BF Vol submerged
Vol
Vol ft
=
=
=


24.
No change in temperature
( )
( )
1 1 2 2 1 2
2
3
2
200 15 3 15
43
PV PV where P and P are absolute pressures
V
V ft
=
+ =
=

2
2
2
307
8
38.375
38.375
4
7
gpm
A
gpm
ft
A ft
d
d ft
t
=
=
=
=


25.
2
3
3
2
25
4 12 sec
7.5 60 sec
0.545
sec 1 1 min
246
Q AV
ft
Q
gal ft
Q
ft
Q gpm
t
=
| | | |
=
| |
\ . \ .
| || |
=
| |
\ .\ .
=


26.
( )
1 1 2 2 1 2
2
3
2
(
)
200 15 3 15
43
PV PV where P and P
are absolute pressures
V
V ft
=
+ =
=


27.
No changes in pressure (Charles
Law)
July 21, 2012 [SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS IN PLUMBING ARITHMETIC]


1 2
1 2
1
1
1 1
2
2
0 273
273
2
273
273
V V
T T
T C
T K
V V
T
T C
=
= +
=
=
=

28.
273
6000 273
5727
C K
C
C C
=
=
=



29.
1
1
0
(1.0) 95(0.75)
71.25
A
M
F
F lbs
E =
=
=


30.
3
3
3
6(10)(10)
600
19.84 3.28
600 1
1.167
Vol
Vol ft
mass
density
volume
kg ft
density
ft m
kg
density
m
=
=
=
| |
=
|
\ .
=


31.
( )
( )
1 1 2 2 1 2
2
3
2
200 15 3 15
43
PV PV where P and P are absolute pressures
V
V ft
=
+ =
=

32.
3
3
3
3
100
150
250
100
1000
1000
0.0001
100
1000
790
0.00019
w
a
T w a
T
m g
m g
m m m
m g
g
Vw
kg
m
Vw m
g
Va
kg
m
Va m
=
=
= +
=
=
=
=
=

3
3
0.0001 0.00019
0.25
0.00029
862
Vt Vw Vw
Vt
mass
density
volume
kg
density
m
kg
density
m
= +
= +
=
=
=


33.
1 1 1 1
40 30 60
24 min
combined rate individual rates
x
x
=
= +
=

34.
1 1 1
8 12
24
min
5
x
x
= +
=


35.
( ) n . min. 10 8 60 20
n . min. 5000 min
total o of
total o of
( = +

=


36.
2 2
.
( ) ( 5)( 4)
20
20
let x no of men and also the number of days
x x x x
x x x
x
=
= +
= +
+

37.
.
3 . sin
2 3 70
14
let x no of double seats
x no of gle seats
x x
x
=
=
+ =
=


38.
1 1 1
6 4
2.4
x
x hrs
= +
=


39
.
( )
5
452.02 32
9
233.34
233.34 273
506.34
C
C C
K C
K K
=
=
= +
=

40. Same as 37


July 21, 2012 [SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS IN PLUMBING ARITHMETIC]


45.
Heat loss by hot water = Heat gained
( ) ( )
2 2
2
50(1) 70 20(1) 10
52.86
T T
T
=
=


46. same as 35


47.
12
2
6 min/
6(3)
18 min
t
t cut
time
time
=
=
=
=


48.
500 300
200
200
(60 min)
min
12,000
rate inflow
rate inflow gpm
gal
V
V gal
=
=
=
=


49.
( )
3
1
13.6 62.4 28
12
13.75
p h
ft lb
p in
ft in
p psi
=
| |
=
|
\ .
=