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The water level in a plastic pool changed by -8 gallons each hour due to small hole in the bottom. After 6 hours, the pool contained 132 gallons. How much water was in the pool …

The water level in a plastic pool changed by -8 gallons each hour due to small hole in the bottom. After 6 hours, the pool contained 132 gallons. How much water was in the pool …
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The water level in a plastic pool changed by -8 gallons each hour due to small hole in the bottom. After 6 hours, the pool contained 132 gallons. How much water was in the pool originally?

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The answer is 180 because you have to multiply 6x8 to get 48 and get 180
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180. We can find this by multiplying 8 by the number of hours, 6, and then adding it to 132.

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