An Automated Production Line Uses Distilled Water at a Rate

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