Two hot air balloons are being deflated for transportation to a new site. The red balloon has 850 cubic yards of air, and its volume is shrinking at a rate of 53 cubic yards per second. The green balloon has 720 cubic yards of air and its volume is shrinking at a rate of 39 cubic yards per second. Determine how many seconds it will take for the two balloons to have the same volume. Write the general form of the equation.
Choose a variable and write what the variable represents in the problem.
Write the verbal and variable expression for the left side of the equation.
Write the verbal and variable expression for the right side of the equation.
Write the final algebraic equation with variables on both sides.