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18 August, 12:28

You are draining your fish aquarium. After 2 minutes there are 6 gallons of water in the aquarium. After 5 minutes the aquarium is empty. Write an equation that represents the volume y (in gallons) of water in the aquarium after x minutes

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  1. 18 August, 12:53
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    If you divide the ratio: 2 min = 6 gallons in half you get: 1 min = 3 gallons

    Since we now know that the the aquarium drains at 3 gallons per minute. You can just multiply your X by 5.

    y = Gallons

    x = Minutes

    5y = 15x
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