SOLUTION: I need this solved using a proportion A truck can pump 800 gallons of oil in 35 minutes. How much oil can it pump in 2 hours?

Question 148066: I need this solved using a proportion
A truck can pump 800 gallons of oil in 35 minutes. How much oil can it pump in 2 hours?
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A truck can pump 800 gallons of oil in 35 minutes. How much oil can it pump in 2 hours?
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From:"A truck can pump 800 gallons of oil in 35 minutes." we get the proportion:
800/35
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Since the above proportion is in "minutes" we must convert 2 hours into minutes:
2 hours = 120 mins
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Therefore, your final proportion to solve is:
If x = oil pumped in 2 hours
then
800/35 = x/120
(800/35)120 = x
2742.857 gallons = x
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