SOLUTION: Billy's pool has a hole and is losing water at a rate of 4/9 gallon per minute. How many hours will it take for Bill to lose 100 gallons?

Question 744074: Billy's pool has a hole and is losing water at a rate of 4/9 gallon per minute. How many hours will it take for Bill to lose 100 gallons?

Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In terms of units:
( gallons ) / ( gallons / min ) = min

This answer is in minutes. To get hours:
( minutes ) x ( hours / minute ) = hours

and
It will take Bill 3 hrs and 45 min

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