Question

A pool fills with water at a rate of 5 1/4 gallons every 2/3 minute how many gallons fill the pool in one minute

Answer 1

If you know what happens in 2/3 of a minute, multiply that number by 3/2 to see what happens in a minute. This is true because you have the proportion

`5(1)/(4)/ (2)/(3)=x/ 1`

And solving for x you have

`(2)/(3)x=5(1)/(4) \iff x=5(1)/(4)\cdot (3)/(2)`

Getting rid of mixed fraction, we have 5 1/4=21/4, and thus the final answer is

`(21)/(4)\cdot(3)/(2)=(63)/(8)`

Answer 2

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