SOLUTION: The amount of water in the leaking tant is inversely proportional to the time is has been leaking. If after 4 hours there are 50 litters left in the tant. How many litters will be

Question 678163: The amount of water in the leaking tant is inversely proportional to the time is has been leaking. If after 4 hours there are 50 litters left in the tant. How many litters will be left after 5 hours?

Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The amount of water in the leaking tant is inversely proportional to the time is has been leaking. If after 4 hours there are 50 litters left in the tant. How many litters will be left after 5 hours?
"inversely proportional" think:
y = k/x
to find 'k', use "after 4 hours there are 50 litters left in the tank"
50 = k/4
200 = k
.
Our relationship then, is
y = 200/x
Now, we can answer:
How many litters will be left after 5 hours?
y = 200/5
y = 40 liters

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