Question

124 7/8 gallons of water drained from a pool in 25 minutes. How much water drained from the pool each minute?

Answer 1

`4(111)/(200)\text{ gallon}` water was drained from the pool each minute.

Explanation:

Given,

`124(7)/(8)` gallons of water drained from a pool in 25 minutes.

So, the drained water in 25 minutes =
`124(7)/(8)\text{ gallon}`

`=(999)/(8)\text{ gallon}`

Drained water in 1 minutes =
`(999)/(25* 8)`

`=(999)/(200)`

`=4(111)/(200)\text{ gallon}`

Hence,
`4(111)/(200)\text{ gallon}` water was drained from the pool each minute.

Answer 2

we know that
124 7/8 gallons of water drained from a pool in 25 minutes
124 7/8 gallons------> (124*8+7)/8-----> 999/8 gallons----> 124.875 gallons

by proportion
124.875 gallons/25 minutes=x gallons/1 minute
x=124.875/25-----> x=4.995 gallons/minute
round to the nearest gallon------> 5 gallons/minute

the answer is
5 gallons/minute