Question

A fish tank holds 95 gallons of water and is losing water at a rate of 4 gallons per day. A second fish tank

contains 40 gallons of water and is having 5 gallons added per day. Write an inequality to determine after how
many days the first tank will have less water than the second.

Define the variable:

Write the Inequality:

Answer 1

Answer: 95-4x<40+5x

Explanation:

x is the amount of hours per day the water is added to the tank and the question is when will the first tank be less than the second tank so the sign would say less than

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