Question

The local zoo has two water tanks for the elephant exhibit that are leaking One water tank contains 12 gal of water and is leaking at a constant rate of 3 gal/h. The second water tank contains 8 gal of water and is leaking at a constant rate of 5 gal/h. When will the two tanks have the same amount of water? Explain. Let x = the number of hours the tanks are filling and let y = the number of gallons in the tank.

Answer 1

@ericbob How far have you gotten on this problem so far? What part is getting you stuck?

Answer 2

Since you have constant rates of change you can use linear equations to represent each water tank. Remember rate of change=slope. Since you want when they have the same amount that means the two equations would be equal at that time.

Answer 3

so what's the answer
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