Question

It takes 8 minutes for Byron to fill the kiddie pool in the backyard using only a handheld hose. When his younger sister is impatient, Byron also uses the lawn sprinkler to add water to the pool so it is filled more quickly. If the hose and sprinkler are used together, it takes 5 minutes to fill the pool. Which equation can be used to determine r, the rate in parts per minute, at which the lawn sprinkler would fill the pool if used alone?

A. 5/8 + 5r = 8
B. 5/8 + 5r = 1
C. 5(5/8) = r
D. 5/8 = 5r

Answer 1

B,5/8+5r=8

Explanation:

Answer 2

r = rate for the lawn sprinkler

rate of lawn sprinklerand hose would be 5 minutes /r ( rate per minute)

we would then want to add that to the ratio of the lawn sprinkler and hose together together which would be 5 minutes for both / 8 minutes for hose
we want to add those together to equal 100 percent, which can also be written as 1
so the correct equation would be B) 5/8 + 5/r = 1