SOLUTION: Phil is boiling water on the stove. The pot he is using contains 4 gallons of water. If the water is evaporating at a rate of 1 cup per minute, how long will it be before all the w
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Question 874087: Phil is boiling water on the stove. The pot he is using contains 4 gallons of water. If the water is evaporating at a rate of 1 cup per minute, how long will it be before all the water is gone? (Hint: 1 gallon = 16 cups)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
One cup per minute to evaporate 16 cups, time is 16 minutes. Did you need something done in symbols with algebra or arithmetic?
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