52.56 is your answer(would have gave'n you a explanation but hey i'm sure you'll get it ^_^)
Coefficient is 3
Coefficient is always the number before the “x” in this case it’s 3 the number can be negative or positive doesn’t matter
Answer:
It took 12 hours to lose the water
Step-by-step explanation:
The total amount of water lost from Gerald’s bucket is inch
The amount of water he estimated to be lost in a single hour is inch
Dividing the total water lost by water lost per hour, we can get the the total number of hours it took to lose the water.
Therefore, it took 12 hours to lose the water.
Subtract and your answer is 24