SOLUTION: If one faucet is turned on alone the bucket will be filled in five minutes. Write the fraction of the bucket that will be filled in one minute?

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Question 252779: If one faucet is turned on alone the bucket will be filled in five minutes. Write the fraction of the bucket that will be filled in one minute?
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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r * t = u

r rate.
t = time
u = units

the unit is 1 bucket full of water.

the time is 5 minutes

the formula becomes:

r * 5 = 1

divide both sides of this equation by 5 to get:

r = 1/5

the bucket is being filled at the rate of 1/5 of the bucket per minute.

r * 1 = 1/5 * 1 = 1/5

in one minute, 1/5 of the bucket has been filled.