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A partially filled pool contains 600 gallons of water. A hose is turned on, and water flows into the pool at the rate of 8 gallons per minute. How many gallons of water will be in the pool after 70 minutes?

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Answer:

40 gallons

Step-by-step explanation:

the rules is -8x + 600 = y becuase every minute 8 gallons is empty and theres 600 to begin with

x is the number of minutes and y is the numbers of gallons

so you do -8 times 70 plus 600

which will gove you 40

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