Trent's fish tank can hold 48 liters of water. There are currently 9 liters of water in the fish tank. Trent adds 1.5 liters of water to the fish tank each minute until it is full. The equation 1.5m + 9 = 48 can be used to represent this situation, where m is the number of minutes that Trent add water to the fish tank.

Question

How many minutes does it take Trent to fill his fish tank?

(3 points)
Complete the following steps to answer the question.

Subtract 9 from both sides of the equation.

1.5m =

Divide both sides by 1.5.

m =

It will take Trent
minutes to fill his fish tank.

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Answer 1

Let's solve the equation step by step.

1. Starting with the equation:
   \[ 1.5m + 9 = 48 \]

2. Subtract 9 from both sides:
   \[ 1.5m = 48 - 9 \]
   \[ 1.5m = 39 \]

3. Now, divide both sides by 1.5:
   \[ m = \frac{39}{1.5} \]
   \[ m = 26 \]

Therefore, it will take Trent 26 minutes to fill his fish tank.