Question

PLEASE HELP! A tank containing 35 gallons of water is leaking at a rate of 1/4 gallon per minute. Write an expression to determine the number of gallons left in the tank after m minutes. Thank you!

Answer 1

35 - m is the expression used to determine the number of gallons left in the tank after m minutes.

Explanation:

Given:

• Tank with 35 gallons of water is leaking at a rate of gallon per minute

Calculations:

• Let "m" represent the number of minutes spent
• Number of gallons left in the tank = initial amount of water present – leaked amount of water
• 
  `=35-m * 1=35-m`
• The required expression is 35 – m