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A large container holds 5 gallons of water.It begins leaking at a constant rate.After 10 minutes,the container has 3 gallons of water left.At what rate is

the water leaking? After how many minutes will the container be empty.
At what rate is the container leaking?
How long will it take for the container to empty?

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User Coorasse
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it would take 25 minutes for the container to be empty
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it is leaking 2 gal per 10 minutes. in 15 minutes, it should be all the way empty. if refilled again completely, it will take 25 minutes to be completely empty.

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