Question

A barrel contained 100 gallons of water.Water leaked out of the barrel at a range of 4 gallons every 5 days.At the rate how many days did it take for all 100 gallons of water to leak out of the barrel?

Answer 1

125 days

Explanation:

The applicable proportion is ...

(d days)/(100 gal) = (5 days)/(4 gal)

Multiplying by 100 gal, we get ...

d days = (5 days)(100/4) = 125 days

It took 125 days for all 100 gallons to leak out of the barrel.