Question

Anna is draining her bathtub which currently as 45 gallons of water in it . it drains at a rate 7 gallons every three minutes. how many gallons will it have after 5 minutes of draining?

Answer 1

Bathtub currently has 45 gallons of water.

It drains 7 gallons every three minutes.

How much gallons will it have after 5 minutes.

First, find how much it drains in one minute and multiply it by 5.

7 gallons per 3 minutes.

So 7/3 = 2.3333 or roughly 2 gallons per minute.

How many gallons will it have after 5 minutes of draining.

2*5 = 10 litres will have been drained.

So, 45 - 10 = 35 gallons of water would remain after 5 minutes of draining.