A pond at a hotel holds 4,290 gallons of water.

The groundskeeper drains the pond at a rate of

78 gallons of water per hour. How long will it take

to drain the pond?

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Houston Walsh

Mathematics

24 November, 21:53

A pond at a hotel holds 4,290 gallons of water.

The groundskeeper drains the pond at a rate of

78 gallons of water per hour. How long will it take

to drain the pond?

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Keenan · Answer 1

55 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

Write the problem as an equation.

4290-78x=0

Where 'x' is each hour the pond is being drained.

Then, solve.

4290=78x Add 78x to each side of the equation

55=x Divide both sides by 78

A pond at a hotel holds 4,290 gallons of water.The groundskeeper drains the pond at a rate of78 gallons of water per hour. How long will it taketo drain the pond?

A pond at a hotel holds 4,290 gallons of water.

The groundskeeper drains the pond at a rate of

78 gallons of water per hour. How long will it take

to drain the pond?