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A large container holds 5 gallons of water. it begins leaking at a constant rate. After 10 minutes the container has 3 gallons of water left. at what rate is the water leaking?



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First we have to find how much water leaked
5galllons-3 gallons=2 galllos of water leaked
Now we know[tex] \frac{2 galllons}{10 minutes} [/tex]
Finally we can simplify it[tex] \frac{2 gallons}{10 minutes}= \frac{1 gallon}{5 minutes} [/tex] - its the answer

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