An Automated Production Line Uses Distilled Water at a Rate

question 67

Multiple Choice

An automated production line uses distilled water at a rate of 700 gallons every 4 hours to make toothpaste. After the line had run for 6 hours, planners noted that 1700 gallons of distilled water remained in the storage tank. Find the number of gallons of distilled water in the storage tank when the production line began.

• A)9200 gallons
• B)4800 gallons
• C)2750 gallons
• D)6800 gallons
• E)none of these

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