Ricardo is draining his pool for the winter. There are 240 gallons in the pool and it is decreasing at a rate of 20 gallons per
hour. Write an equation to represent the relationship between the amount of water in the pool,y, and the number of hours in the pool has been draining,x
Many techniques will simplify your work as you perform operations with algebraic fractions. As you review the examples, note the steps involved in each operation and any methods that will save you time.