Question

The water level In a plastic pool changed by the -8 gallons each hour due to a small hole in the bottom after 6 hours the pool contained 132 gallons how much water was in the pool originally

Answer 1

180 gallons

Explanation:

Each hour, 8 gallons were lost. Thus, in 6 hours,

6 * 8 = 48 gallons were lost

After 6 hours, 132 gallons remained, so before this 6 hours, there were more 48 gallons in it. Thus,

Original amount was 132 + 48 = 180 gallons

Originally, 180 gallons of water was in the pool