Question

A water tank already contains 55 gallons of water when Baxter begins to fill it. Water flows into the tank at a rate of 8 gallons per minute. Write a linear equation to model this situation. How long it will take to get 127 gallons of water

Answer 1

Answer: 8x+55=127

Step-by-step explanation: it would take 9 mins because there’s already 55 gallons of water in the tank so you subtract that from 127 which is 72 then you divide 72 by 8 and get 9