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a water tank holds 256 gallons but is leaking at 3 gallons per week. A second water tank holds 384 gallons but is leaking at a rate of 5 gallons per week . After how many weeks will the amount of water in the two tanks be the same

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the two tanks wi equal 64

x=64

Answer:

w = 64 weeks

Step-by-step explanation:

From the information, we have two equations that we will need to set equal to each other to find the number of weeks, w,  it takes for both tanks to hold the same amount:  

[tex]-3w+256=-5w+384\\(-3w+256=-5w+384)-256\\(-3w=-5w+128)+5w\\(2w=128) /2\\w=64[/tex]

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