Water is leaking out of a container. At 2:30 p.m., there are 31 pints of water in the container. At 4 p.m., there are 22 pints o

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Water is leaking out of a container. At 2:30 p.m., there are 31 pints of water in the container. At 4 p.m., there are 22 pints o

f water in the container. If the water continues leaking out of the container at the same rate, how much water will be in the container at 6:30 p.m.?
A. 37 Pints
B. 7 Pints
C. 17 Pints
D. 19 Pints

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Fofino [41] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-09T16:34:22+03:00

At 2:30 there was 31 pints
1 and half hours later (4pm) 9 pints of water was gone
So if it’s constant rate like they say...
1 hour and half after 4pm is 6:30 so you should of lost 9 more pints
22-9= 13 pints but that none of the choices is that so I’m not sure but that how you would do it