<PRE><B>Question 272685</B>
in 1 hour 3/4 pint of chemicals can be filtered. How long in hours will it take to filter 2 1/2 pints?

3/4 pints fitered in 1 hour

2 1/2 pints in ?

2 1/2 = 5 /2 pints

5/2 *1  / 3/4

5/2 * 4/3

= 10 / 3 hours or 3 1/3 hours



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