Question

Question 5 (1 point)

A barrel contains 1256 liters of water.
Water is leaking out of the barrel at a rate of 3 liters per minute. At this rate, how many liters of water will
the barrel have after 27 minutes?

A. 81
B. 30
C. 1175
D. 1337

Answer 1

C. 1175

Explanation:

At 3 liters per minute, the amount leaked in 27 minutes is ...

(3 L/min)(27 min) = 81 L

Then the amount remaining is ...

1256 L - 81 L = 1175 L

There will be 1175 liters in the barrel after 27 minutes.