linear equations

Question

Container A has 800 ml and leaks 6ml per minute

container B has 1000ml and leaks 10ml per minute 

How many min will it take for the two contai to have the same amount of water

Answer 1

let t =  time in minutes after which the containers will have same amount of water

800 - 6t = 1000 - 10t

4t =200

t = 50 min