Question

Bucket A started with 8 cups of water and is leaking at a rate of 2.5 cups per minute. Bucket B started with 5 cups and is leaking at a rate of 0.5 cup per minute. How many minutes will it take for the two buckets to have the same amount of water?

Answer 1

Answer:

2/3 min

Step-by-step explanation:

We can write these as equations

so 8-2.5x=5-0.5x

We isolate x by subtracting both sides by 5

3-2.5x=0.5x

add 2.5x to both sides

3=2x

divide both sides by 2

x=2/3min

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