13. A rainstorm increased the amount of water stored in State J reservoirs from 124 billion gallons to 138 billion gallons. If the storm increased the amount of water in the reservoirs to 82 percent of total capacity, approximately how many billion gallons of water were the reservoirs short of total capacity prior to the storm?
(A) 9 (B) 14 (C) 25
(D) 30 (E) 44
Hi,
for some reason my answer was C) but actually the correct answer is E) -- can anyone explain?
(A) 9 (B) 14 (C) 25
(D) 30 (E) 44
Hi,
for some reason my answer was C) but actually the correct answer is E) -- can anyone explain?
