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Situation 2: A swimming pool has 48 gallons of water and is filling at a
rate of 1 gallon per minute. There is a leak in the swimming pool and it
is losing water at a rate of 3 gallons per minute. After how many
minutes x, will the pool be empty?
——-+———x = ——x
Equation:
Solution: The pool will be empty after—————-
minutes.

Answer 1

Answer: We can use the following equation to solve for x, the number of minutes it takes for the pool to be empty:

48 - (3x) = x

Simplifying and solving for x, we get:

48 - 3x = x

48 = 4x

x = 48/4

x = 12

Therefore, the pool will be empty after 12 minutes.

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