SOLUTION: A pipe can pump 1000 gallons of water in 4 hours.
How long would it take the pipe to fill a 2500 gallon pool?
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Question 874733: A pipe can pump 1000 gallons of water in 4 hours.
How long would it take the pipe to fill a 2500 gallon pool?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
| Cross Multiplying to solve
x = 10,000/1,000 = 10hrs
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