Question
A fire engine’s water tank holds 750 gallons of water. If the pump removes 250 gallons of water in 5 minutes, what is the change in the amount of water in gallons in 1 minute?(1 point)
Responses
−15
negative 15
50
50
15
15
−50
negative 50
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9 months ago
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8 months ago
To find the change in the amount of water in 1 minute, we can use the rate of water removal in the given scenario.
The pump removes 250 gallons of water in 5 minutes, so the rate of water removal is 250 gallons / 5 minutes = 50 gallons per minute.
Therefore, the change in the amount of water in 1 minute is 50 gallons.
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8 months ago
To find the change in the amount of water in 1 minute, we need to determine how much water is being removed per minute.
In this case, we are given that the pump removes 250 gallons of water in 5 minutes. To find how much water is being removed per minute, we divide the total amount of water removed by the total number of minutes.
250 gallons / 5 minutes = 50 gallons per minute
Therefore, the change in the amount of water in 1 minute is 50 gallons.