Eric is adding water to a 60
60
-gallon pool.
the pool already has 12
12
gallons of water, and he wants to fill it to at least 27
27
gallons. the water flows at a rate of 6
6
gallons per minute.
how many minutes,
x
, will it take for eric to fill the pool with at least 27
27
gallons of water?

After 2.5 minutes the pool will have 27 gallons of water.

Step-by-step explanation:

The pool has already 12 gallons of water and Eric wants to fill it to at least 27 gallons.

The water is flowing at a rate of 6 gallons per minute.

Let, after t minutes the pool will have at least 27 gallons of water.

Therefore, we can write the equation as  

27 = 12 + 6t

⇒ 6t = 15

⇒ t = 2.5 minutes.

Therefore, after 2.5 minutes the pool will have 27 gallons of water. (Answer)