The larger of two numbers exceeds 3 times the smaller by 2. The sum of 4 times the smaller number and 5 times the larger number is 86. If the smaller number is represented by x, which equation below determines the correct value of x ?

It is saturday morning and jeremy has discovered he has a leak coming from the water heater in his attic. since plumbers charge extra to come out on the weekends, jeremy is planning to use buckets to catch the dripping water. he places a bucket under the drip and steps outside to walk the dog. in half an hour the bucket is 1/5 of the way full. what is the rate at which the water is leaking per hour?