A barrel contained 100 gallons of water. Water leaked out of the barrel at a range of 4 gallons every 5 days. At the rate how many days did it take for all 100 gallons of water to leak out of the barrel?

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Chris Rivers

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21 June, 02:32

A barrel contained 100 gallons of water. Water leaked out of the barrel at a range of 4 gallons every 5 days. At the rate how many days did it take for all 100 gallons of water to leak out of the barrel?

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Nikolas · Answer 1

125 days

Step-by-step explanation:

The applicable proportion is ...

(d days) / (100 gal) = (5 days) / (4 gal)

Multiplying by 100 gal, we get ...

d days = (5 days) (100/4) = 125 days

It took 125 days for all 100 gallons to leak out of the barrel.