Question

Water is added to two containers for 16 minutes. The equations below model the ounces of water, y, in each container after x minutes. At the time after the start when the containers hold the same amount of water, how much water do they hold? Container A: Container B: (1 point) Responses 360 ounces 360 ounces 328 ounces 328 ounces 232 ounces 232 ounces 136 ounces

Answer 1

To find out how much water the containers hold when they have the same amount, we need to set the two equations equal to each other and solve for y:

Container A: y = 20x
Container B: y = 16x

Set the two equations equal to each other:
20x = 16x

Solve for x:
20x - 16x = 0
4x = 0
x = 0

Now, substitute x back into either equation to find y:
y = 20(0)
y = 0

Therefore, when the containers hold the same amount of water, they both hold 0 ounces of water.