Answer:
A a. 25 minutes
Explanation:
Let x = time in minutes.
Aquarium I contains y water at time x.
y = 4.6 + 1.2x
Aquarium II contains y water at time x,
y = 54.6 - 0.8x
We want the amounts of water to be equal, so we set the right parts of the equations equal and solve for x, the time in minutes.
4.6 + 1.2x = 54.6 - 0.8x
Subtract 4.6 from both sides.
Add 0.8x to both sides.
2x = 50
Divide both sides by 2.
x = 25