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A large bucket that is full has a small leak on the bottom. The bucket loses water at the rate of 0.75 gallons per minute. After 8 Minutes the bucket contains exactly 21 gallons of water. How many gallons of water were initially in the bucket?

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Answer:

27

Explanation:

Multiply 8×.75 (6)

Add that to 21

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