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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15

50
50

−50
negative 50

−15

Answer 1

To find the change in the amount of water in gallons per minute, we first calculate how much water the pump removes in one minute.

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

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

Since the pump is removing water, the change in the amount of water in the tank is negative. Therefore, the change in the amount of water in gallons in 1 minute is:

\[ -50 \text{ gallons} \]

So the correct response is:

\(-50\)