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Systems of Differential Equations · Superchallenge problem

Four tanks, each holding 100100 L of water, are joined in a ring: well-mixed water flows at 100100 L/min from tank 1 to tank 2, from tank 2 to tank 3, from tank 3 to tank 4, and from tank 4 back to tank 1. At t=0t=0 (minutes) tank 1 holds 44 kg of dissolved salt and the others hold none. Find the amount of salt, in kg, in tank 3 at the first moment when tanks 1 and 3 hold equal amounts.