Question

mika is filling her fish tank. there are 8 gallons of water in the tank when she starts filling it. she is adding 4 gallons of water per minute. the tank can hold 20 gallons. which inequality shows how many minutes (m) mika can fill the tank without overflowing? (answer choices A. m ≥ 3 B. m ≥ 7 C. m 3 D. m 7)

Answer 1

C. 3 MINUTES

Explanation:

FIRST THE AMOUNT OF WATER WAS 8 GALLONS.

THE TANK CAN HOLD 20 GALLONS OF WATER.

TANK LEFT TO BE FILLED IS 12 GALLONS.

4 GALLONS PER MINUTE

SO,12/3=4