SOLUTION: an oil barrel contains 249.1 gallons of oil. Whenever the amount of oil drops below 60 gallons, an alarm sounds. If 205.5 gallons are pumped into a delivery truck, how many gallons
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Question 164013: an oil barrel contains 249.1 gallons of oil. Whenever the amount of oil drops below 60 gallons, an alarm sounds. If 205.5 gallons are pumped into a delivery truck, how many gallons must be pumped back into the barrel in order to shut off the alarm? Please show all work thanks
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an oil barrel contains 249.1 gallons of oil. Whenever the amount of oil drops below 60 gallons, an alarm sounds. If 205.5 gallons are pumped into a delivery truck, how many gallons must be pumped back into the barrel in order to shut off the alarm? Please show all work thanks
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After pumping: 249.1-205.5 = 43.6
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Amount to add: 60-43.6 = 16.4 gallons
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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