Question

a pool has green algae and needs to be drained.

there are 16,100 gallons in the tank and it is draining at a rate of 575 gallons per hour. the equation can be solved to find the number of hours, \\(x\\), it takes for the pool to drain to 0 gallons:

\\16,100 - 575x = 0\\

after how many hours is the pool empty? do not included spaces or units in your answer.

Explanation:

Set up the linear equation

$$ 16,100 - 575x = 0 $$

Isolate the variable term

$$ 575x = 16,100 $$

Solve for x

$$ x = \frac{16,100}{575} = 28 $$

Answer:

After how many hours is the pool empty? Do not included spaces or units in your answer. <blank>28</blank>