Question

Mike discovered that the pool in his backyard is leaking slowly. The pool holds 16,307 gallons of water, and is leaking at a rate of 4 gallons per day. If Mike does not replace the water that has leaked from the pool, how many gallons of water will remain in the pool after 192 days?

Answer 1

15,539 gallons

Explanation:

16,307 - 4x = y;

16,307 - 4(192) = y;

4 x 192 = 768;

16,307 - 768 = 15,539

Answer 2

15,539 gallons will remain after 192 days

Explanation:

16,307 - 4x = y

Plug in 192 for x since that's how many days will have passed.

16,307 - 4(192) = y

4 x 192 = 768

Then, subtract 768 from 16,307 to see how many gallons will remain.

16,307 - 768 = 15,539