SOLUTION: A bucket holds 243.5 oz of water. The bucket loses 0.3 oz of water per second. In how many seconds will the bucket be 40% full?

Question 936378: A bucket holds 243.5 oz of water. The bucket loses 0.3 oz of water per second. In how many seconds will the bucket be 40% full?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
RT=J rate time Quantity of Material.

The loss rate is 0.3 OZ per SECOND.

Let t be the unknown time in seconds for the bucket to become 40% full, equivalent to loss of 60% of the full capacity.

Convert to minutes using .

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