Question

A water tank decreases by 10 gallons every 3 hours every day. What is the total change in the amount of water in the tank after 6 days?(1 point)

Responses
-480
80
-80
480

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The water tank decreases by 10 gallons every 3 hours every day.

Since there are 24 hours in a day, the water tank decreases by 10/3 = <<10/3=3.33>>3.33 gallons every hour.

After 6 days, the total number of hours is 6 * 24 = <<6*24=144>>144 hours.

Therefore, the total change in the amount of water in the tank after 6 days is 3.33 * 144 = <<3.33*144=479.52>>479.52 gallons.

Rounded to the nearest whole number, the total change in the amount of water in the tank after 6 days is 480 gallons.

Therefore, the answer is 480.

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

To find the total change in the amount of water in the tank after 6 days, we need to calculate the change for each day and then add them together.

The water tank decreases by 10 gallons every 3 hours, which means it decreases by 10 gallons/3 hours = 10/3 gallons per hour.

In 24 hours (1 day), there are 24 hours/3 hours = 8 sets of 3 hours.

Therefore, the water tank decreases by 10/3 gallons per hour * 8 sets of 3 hours = 80/3 gallons per day.

After 6 days, the total change in the amount of water in the tank is 6 days * 80/3 gallons per day = 160 gallons.

Therefore, the correct answer is 160 gallons.

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To find the total change in the amount of water in the tank after 6 days, we need to first calculate the change in the amount of water in the tank for one day, and then multiply it by 6 to account for the 6 days.

We are given that the water tank decreases by 10 gallons every 3 hours every day. Since there are 24 hours in a day, we can determine the number of 3-hour intervals in a day by dividing 24 by 3, which equals 8 intervals.

Therefore, in one day, the water tank will decrease by 10 gallons x 8 intervals = 80 gallons.

To calculate the total change in the amount of water in the tank after 6 days, we multiply the daily change by the number of days:
total change = 80 gallons x 6 days = 480 gallons.

Therefore, the correct answer is 480 gallons.