Answer:
the answer is 46.47937775048613
-5x+13y=-7
5x+4y=24
add the equation to eliminate x:
13y+4y=-7+24
17y=17
solve for y:
17/17y=17/17
y=1
then plug in y into any equation to solve for x:
-5x+13y=-7, y=1
-5x+(13*1)=-7
-5x+13-13=-7-13
-5x=-20
-5/-5x=-20/-5
x=4
the answers are x=4, y=1
There were 15 gallons of water to begin with. hope this helps
Dude use the formula of height and distance to find the height of the trangle and then you can find the other side length using Pythagorus theorem
