The height of the water in a fish pond is 42.5 inches. water is being drained from the pond at a rate of 3.75 inches per minute. what is the height of the water after 3 minutes?

Height of the water after 3 minutes is 31.25 inches

Given that height of the water in a fish pond is 42.5 inches

Water is being drained from the pond at a rate of 3.75 inches per minute

To find:  height of the water after 3 minutes

According to given information,

Water drained in 1 minute = 3.75 inches

So height of the water after 3 minutes is calculated by following steps:

1) find how much water is drained in 3 minutes

2) subtract value obtained in step 1 from total height of water in fish pond

water is drained in 3 minutes = Water drained in 1 minute x 3

Thus water drained in 3 minutes is 11.25 inches

height of the water after 3 minutes = total height of water in fish pond - water drained in 3 minutes

height of the water after 3 minutes = 42.5 - 11.25 = 31.25 inches

Thus height of the water after 3 minutes is 31.25 inches

x = 17

step-by-step explanation:

1st step: isolate x.

24 - 3x = -27

-24         -24

-3x   =   -51

2nd step: divide.

-3x     =   -51

  3             3

  x       =     17

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