Question

3) Destiny has 800 gallons of water in her pool and is adding water at a rate of 25 gallons per minute. Jabez only has 20 gallons of water in his pool but water is being added at a rate of 45 gallons per minute. How long before both pools have the same amount of water? answer fast pls

Answer 1

Answer: After 39 minutes, both pools will have the same amount of water.

Explanation:

Let's call the number of minutes elapsed t. Then the amount of water in Destiny's pool after t minutes is 800 + 25t gallons, and the amount of water in Jabez's pool after t minutes is 20 + 45t gallons.

We want to find the time t at which the two pools have the same amount of water, so we set their amounts equal:

800 + 25t = 20 + 45t

Subtracting 20 from both sides of the equation:

780 + 25t = 45t

Subtracting 25t from both sides of the equation:

780 = 20t

Dividing both sides of the equation by 20:

39 = t

So, after 39 minutes, both pools will have the same amount of water.