Question

A barrel contained 70 gallons of water. Water leaked out of the barrel at a rate of 5 gallons every 3 days.

Answer 1

Answer:

42 days

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$Gallons = 70$

Leakage = 5 gallons in 3 days

Required

Determine the number of days it finish leaking out

The scenario can be represented as:

5 gallons = 3 days

and

70 gallons = x

Where x represents the number of days to leak out 70 gallons

Cross Multiply:

$5 * x = 3 * 70$

$5 x = 210$

Divide both sides by 5

$x = \frac{210}{5}$

$x = 42$

Hence, it'll take 42 days