Question

Mike discovered that the pool in his backyard is leaking slowly. The pool holds 17,897 gallons of water, and is leaking at a rate of 5 gallons per day. If Mike does not replace the water that has leaked from the pool, how many gallons of water will remain in the pool after 187 days?

Answer 1

Gallons of water remaining = 16,962 gallons

Explanation:

Total capacity of the pool = 17,897 gallons

Rate of leakage per day = 5 gallons

Number of days = 187 days

how many gallons of water will remain in the pool after 187 days?

Gallons of water remaining = Total capacity of the pool - (Rate of leakage per day × Number of days

= 17,897 - (5 × 187)

= 17,897 - 935

= 16,962 gallons

Gallons of water remaining = 16,962 gallons