<PRE><B>Question 647406</B>
A hose fills a hot tub at a rate of 3.2 gallons per minute. How many hours will it take to fill a 300-gallon hot tub?
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Equation:
hours/gallons = hours/gallons
x/300 = (1/60)/3.2
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x = 5/3.2
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x = 1.56 hours = 1 hr 33 min 36 seconds
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Cheers,
Stan H.</PRE>