A fire engine’s water tank holds 750 gallons of water. If the pump removes 250 gallons of water in 5 minutes, what is the change in the amount of water in gallons in 1 minute?(1 point)

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Responses

50
50

−50
−
50
negative 50

15
15

−15

Answer 1

To find the change in the amount of water in gallons in 1 minute, we first need to determine the rate at which the pump removes water.

The pump removes 250 gallons in 5 minutes. To find the rate per minute, we divide the total gallons removed by the time in minutes:

\[ \text{Rate} = \frac{250 \text{ gallons}}{5 \text{ minutes}} = 50 \text{ gallons per minute} \]

Since the water is being removed from the tank, the change in the amount of water in the tank per minute is negative:

\[ \text{Change in amount of water in 1 minute} = -50 \text{ gallons} \]

Therefore, the correct response is:

−50