The drain removes 500 gallons of water in 10 minutes. To find the change in the amount of water in 1 minute, you divide 500 by 10.
500/10 = 50
Therefore, the change in the amount of water in 1 minute is 50 gallons. So the correct answer is 50.
A swimming pool has a capacity of 10,000 gallons of water. If the drain removes 500 gallons of water in 10 minutes, what is the change in the amount of water in gallons in 1 minute?
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1 point
-1,000
1,000
-50
50
-20
20
1 answer