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A 450 gallon tank full of water is draining at a rate of 20 gallons per minute. We can represent the situation with the equation:

y
=
450

20
x
y
=
450
-
20

x

where x is the number of minutes that have passed by, and y is the amount of water in the tank. How long will it take for the tank to have 200 gallons?

A.
12.5 minutes

B.
32.5 minutes

C.
2.15 minutes

D.
20 minutes