Question

A cylindrical container has a height of 24 inches. Currently, the container is filled with water to a height of 18 inches. A leaky

faucet drips into the container, causing the height of the water in the container to increase by 2 inches per hour. The equation
below can be used to find t, the number of hours it would take to fill the container.
18 + ?t = 24
What number should be the coefficient of t?

Answer 1

2

Explanation:

The rate at which the height increases is 2 inches per hour. That is the slope of the equation.

18 + 2t = 24

The coefficient of t is 2.

Answer 2

2

Explanation:

We are given that a cylinder container has a height of 24 inches.

Currently, the container filled with water to a height=18 inches

If the height of the water in the container increase by 2 inches per hour

We are given that an equation which can be used to find the t in number of hours it would take to fill the container

We have to find the coefficient of t

In one hour, height increase=2 inches

In t hours, height increase=2t

According to question

`18+2t=24`

Therefore, the coefficient of t is 2.

Hence, the number should be the coefficient of t=2