Question

Ashley has two buckets filled with water. The large bucket contains 36 gallons and is leaking at a rate of 0.12 gallons per hour. The small bucket contains 12 gallons and is leaking at a rate of 0.6 gallons per hour.

Which inequality can be used to find the number of hours, h, at which the larger bucket will have less water than the smaller bucket?

Answer 1

36 - 0.12h < 12 - 0.6h

Explanation:

Large bucket:

36 gallons and is leaking at a rate of 0.12 gallons per hour.

= 36 - 0.12h

Smaller bucket:

12 gallons and is leaking at a rate of 0.6 gallons per hour

= 12 - 0.6h

The inequality that can be used to find the number of hours, h, at which the larger bucket will have less water than the smaller bucket is

36 - 0.12h < 12 - 0.6h