A 450 gallon tank full of water is draining at a rate of 20 gallons per minute. We can represent the situation with the equation: y
=
450
−
20
x
y
=
450
-
20
⁢
x

where x is the number of minutes that have passed by, and y is the amount of water in the tank. How long will it take for the tank to have 200 gallons?

A.
12.5 minutes

B.
32.5 minutes

C.
2.15 minutes

D.
20 minutes

Replace y with 200 ( amount of water in the tank) and solve for x:

200 = 450 -20x

Subtract 450 from both sides:

-250 = -20x

Divide both sides by-20:

X = 12.5

The answer is A. 12.5 minutes

b

step-by-step explanation:

a difference is the result of subtraction. while each of these expressions has subtraction in it, a difference will be the result when subtraction is the last operation applied in the order of operations for the expression. this means subtraction must be outside of the parenthesis. only b has this.

a .4y4

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