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A TUB USES 20 GALLONS. a shower uses 15 gallons. if 40 people take a bath instead of a shower, how much extra water is used?

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there is 800 gallons used
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Answer:

200 additional gallons of water are used when 40 people take a bath instead of a shower

Explanation:

1. Let's review the information given to us to answer the question correctly:

Amount of water used when we take a bath = 20 gallons

Amount of water used when we take a shower = 15 gallons

Number of people who wants to take a bath = 40

2. How much extra water is used?

Extra water is used = Number of people * (Amount of water used when we take a bath - Amount of water used when we take a shower)

Replacing with the real values, we have:

Extra water is used = 40 * (20 - 15)

Extra water is used = 40 * 5 = 200 gallons

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