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Digital SAT Math Practice Question #2157

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A water tank initially contains 450 gallons of water and drains at a constant rate of 15 gallons per minute. How many minutes will it take for the tank to be completely empty?
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Set volume to zero: $450 - 15t = 0 \implies 15t = 450 \implies t = 30$ minutes....

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