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A bathtub can hold up to 110 gallons of water. The bathtub now contains 78

gallons of water. If the variable w stands for the amount of additional water
the tub can hold, which would be a reasonable value for W?

A. 0.2 gallons
B. 30 gallons
C. 190 gallons
D. 3 gallons
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User Onemasse
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Answer: C

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User Jason Spake
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Answer: (B) 30 gallons.

Step-by-step explanation: Lets subtract 110 - 78 to find the maximum amount of additional water, w that can be added to the tub.

110 - 78 = 32.

round 32 to 30.

So, a reasonable value would be 30 gallons.

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