A camel can drink 15 gallons of water in 10 minutes. At this rate, how much water can the camel drink in 6 minutes?

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asked Sep 19, 2022 191k views

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Mattgathu · Answer 1 · 2022-09-24T01:45:43+0000

Answer: 9 gallons

Work Shown:

(15 gallons)/(10 minutes) = (x gallons)/(6 minutes)

15/10 = x/6

15*6 = 10*x ... cross multiplication

90 = 10x

10x = 90

x = 90/10

x = 9

The camel can drink 9 gallons in 6 minutes. This is assuming that the unit rate is kept the same.