A large container holds 8 gallons of water. It begins leaking at a constant rate. After 32 minutes the container has 6 gallons l

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Greeley [361]

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A large container holds 8 gallons of water. It begins leaking at a constant rate. After 32 minutes the container has 6 gallons l

eft. At what rate is the water leaking. Express answer as a positive value.

Mathematics

1 answer:

anzhelika [568] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-23T20:25:33+03:00

anzhelika [568]4 years ago

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Answer:

1 gallon every 16 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

If after 32 minutes the container has 6 gallons left that means it has lost 2 gallons of water. So we now divide the 32 minutes by the 2 gallons of water to get that 1 gallon of water leaks every 16 minutes.