A leaky pool loses 2 1/4 inches of water each day. Jermaine and Mildred are asked to determine the change in the amount of water

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balandron [24]

3 years ago

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A leaky pool loses 2 1/4 inches of water each day. Jermaine and Mildred are asked to determine the change in the amount of water

in the pool over 5 days.
Mildred’s Solution
5 (-2 1/4)
5(-2- 1/4)
-10-5/4
-11 1/4

Mathematics

2 answers:

likoan [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-31T14:41:19+03:00

likoan [24]3 years ago

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The answer would be the top one, since 2.25 inches of water are lost over 5 days.

vaieri [72.5K] · Answer 2 · 2022-03-31T17:00:03+03:00

vaieri [72.5K]3 years ago

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Answer: 5(-2 1/4)

Step-by-step explanation: When somethig is being taken away, it's represented as a negative number. The number needs to be displayed throug 5 days, so A would be correct. To check, a negative times a postive is a negative, and 5 times -2 1/4 is -11 1/4.