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Water is leaking out of a container. At 2:30 p.m., there are 29 pints of water in the container. At 4 p.m., there are 23 pints of water in the container. If the water continues leaking out of the container at the same rate, how much water will be in the container at 6:30 p.m.? A. 33 pints B. 13 pints C. 18 pints D. 21 pints Reset Submit

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the answer is B. 13 pints

User Guilhermerama
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13 pints be cause after an an hour and a half 6 pints has already leaked out so in the next half hour 4 more pints will leak out so there will only be, 13 pints left.
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