If Ronald is calculating the time required to fill the swimming pool. He found it takes 8 minutes to fill the swimming pool with 72 gallons of water. At what rate does the swimming pool fill, in gallons per minute?
Mathematics · College · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given:
8 minutes to fill 72 gallons.
Find the rate of gallons filled per minute
Solution:
In order to find the rate of gallons filled per minute, simply divide the total gallons which is 72 by 8 minutes.
=72 gallons /8 minutes
=9 gallons/minute
The swimming pool is being filled by 9 gallons per minute.