A barrel contained 70 gallons of water. Water leaked out of the barrel at a rate of 5 gallons every 3 days.


At this rate, how many days did it take for all 70 gallons of water to leak out of the barrel?

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Answer:

42 days

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

[tex]Gallons = 70[/tex]

Leakage = 5 gallons in 3 days

Required

Determine the number of days it finish leaking out

The scenario can be represented as:

5 gallons = 3 days

and

70 gallons = x

Where x represents the number of days to leak out 70 gallons

Cross Multiply:

[tex]5 * x = 3 * 70[/tex]

[tex]5 x = 210[/tex]

Divide both sides by 5

[tex]x = \frac{210}{5}[/tex]

[tex]x = 42[/tex]

Hence, it'll take 42 days

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