SOLUTION: water flows into a pool at a constant rate. If at noon there was 250 gallons in the pool and at 8 pm there was 475 gallons in the pool, what is the rate at which the water was flow

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Question 892445: water flows into a pool at a constant rate. If at noon there was 250 gallons in the pool and at 8 pm there was 475 gallons in the pool, what is the rate at which the water was flowing?
Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, richwmiller, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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{volume/time}

How many gallons?
How many hours?
What is that ratio?

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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12,250,
20,475
y= 225/8*x-87.5
0,250
8,475
y= 225/8*x+250
28.125 gallons per hour



Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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water flows into a pool at a constant rate. If at noon there was 250 gallons in the pool and at 8 pm there was 475 gallons in the pool, what is the rate at which the water was flowing?


225 (475 - 250) gallons in 8 (8:00 PM - 12:00 NOON) hours, so:

highlight_green%28225%2F8%29, or highlight_green%2828.125%29 gallons per hour