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19 September, 12:00

A large container holds 8 gallons of water. It begins leaking at a constant rate. After 32 minutes the container has 6 gallons left. At what rate is the water leaking. Express answer as a positive value.

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  1. 19 September, 14:08
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    1 gallon every 16 minutes

    Step-by-step explanation:

    If after 32 minutes the container has 6 gallons left that means it has lost 2 gallons of water. So we now divide the 32 minutes by the 2 gallons of water to get that 1 gallon of water leaks every 16 minutes.
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