Question

A large container holds 8 gallons of water. It begins leaking at a constant rate. After 48 minutes, the container has 5 gallons of water left. How many minutes will it take for the container to go from full to empty? The container will be empty after ____ minutes.

Answer 1

It will take 80 minutes.

Step-by-step explanation

divide 48 by 3 ;48 ÷3=16

It took 16 min. per gal. there is 5 left

Multiply 5 time 16; 5×16=80