Question

each morning a gardener uses 24 1/2 gallons of water from a metal reservoir.each afternoon,she adds 15 1/4 gallons of water to the reservoir.by how much has the volume of water in the reservoir changed after 5 days?

Answer 1

Every day, the volume increases by 24 1/2+15 1/4=39 3/4 gallons. So after 5 days, the volume increases by 39 3/4 * 5 = 795/4= 198.75 gallons