Two pools are being drained. To start, the first pool had 3300 liters of water and the second pool had 3696 liters of water. Water is being drained from the first pool at a rate of 24 liters per minute. Water is being drained from the second pool at a rate of 35 liters per minute.

Question

Let x be the number of minutes water has been drained.

Answer 1

In x minutes, the first pool will have 3300 - 24x liters of water left.
In x minutes, the second pool will have 3696 - 35x liters of water left.

Answer 2

Two pools are being drained. To start, the first pool had 3300 liters of water and the second pool had 3696 liters of water. Water is being drained from the first pool at a rate of 24 liters per minute. Water is being drained from the second pool at a rate of 35 liters per minute. Two pools are being drained. To start, the first pool had 3300 liters of water and the second pool had 3696 liters of water. Water is being drained from the first pool at a rate of 24 liters per minute. Water is being drained from the second pool at a rate of 35 liters per minute.

Answer 3

Let x be the number of minutes that water has been drained.

The amount of water remaining in the first pool after x minutes can be represented as 3300 - 24x liters.

The amount of water remaining in the second pool after x minutes can be represented as 3696 - 35x liters.