Distribute -3 to parenthasees
-3(r+9)=-3r-27
now we have
-3r-27=-32
add 27 to both sides
-3r+27-27=27-32
-3r+0=-5
-3r=-5
divide both sides by -3
r=-5/-3
r=5/3
The question is asking to calculate how fast is the water level rising when the water is 9 inches deep and base on the said question or problem, and in my own understanding and computation about the said problem, the speed of the rising of the water level is 24/63 feet per minute. I hope this would help
The substitution property of equality, one of the eight properties of equality, states that if x = y, then x can be substituted in for y in any equation, and y can be substituted for x in any equation.