at a rate of 4 gallons per second. Ten minutes after draining, there are 6,893 gallons left in the pool. what is the equation that represents this situation?

Question

your draining a swimming pool at the rate of 4 gallons per second. ten minutes after you start draining, there are 6,893 gallons of water left in the pool. what is the equation taht represents this situation?

Answer 1

Let W be the number of gallons in the pool before draining then

 

W - 240(10) = 6893

 

4 gallons a second is 240 gallons a minute and 2400 gallons in 10 minutes.