Question

35 gallons of water at first. Due to a leak the amount changed to 32 gallons after 1 hour after another hour it decreased to 26 gallons find the percent decrease in the amount of water from 35gallons to 32 gallons. Round your answer to 1 decimal place

Answer 1

Answer:the percent decrease in the amount of water from 35gallons to 32 gallons is 8.6%

Step-by-step explanation:

The initial amount of water was 35 gallons.

Due to a leak, the amount changed to 32 gallons after 1 hour. After another hour, it decreased to 26 gallons.

The amount of water that was lost when the amount changed from 35 gallons to 32 gallons after 1 hour is

35 - 32 = 3 gallons.

Therefore, the percent decrease in the amount of water from 35 gallons to 32 gallons would be

3/35 × 100 = 8.6%