It takes a hose 3 minutes to fill a rectangular aquarium 9 inches long, 11 inches wide, and 14 inches tall. How long will it take the same hose to fill an aquarium measuring 23 …

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Madpop · Answer 1 · 2024-11-14T22:24:33+0000

Answer: 34.848484, or 34
(28)/(33)

Explanation:

The given aquarium is 9x11x14, which equals out to 1386
in^(3) .

The unknown aquarium is 23x25x28, which equals out to 16100
in^(3) .

If it takes the hose 3 minutes to fill 1386
in^(3) , then it fills the aquarium at a rate of 1386/3=462
in^(3) per minute.

If we take the unknown aquarium divided by the rate, we can find the time it will take to fill it, 16100/462= 34.848484, or 34
(28)/(33)