Question

A tanker truck fills the gas station’s reservoir at the rate of 12 1/2 gallons per minute.

If the reservoir was empty and it is now 35 gallons full, how long has the tanker been filling the reservoir?

Answer 1

A submarine descends at a rate of 2.6 kilometers per hour.

If the ocean floor is 6.24 kilometers below sea level, how long will it take the submarine to descend to the ocean floor?

Round your answer to the nearest tenth. Enter your answer in the box.

answer:

2.4

hours

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: 2.8 minutes

Explanation:

If it takes 12.5 gallons per minutes to fill the reservoir, then we have to divide 35 and 12.5.

35 ÷ 12.5 = 2.8 minutes

Since it takes 12.5 gallons per minutes to fill the reservoir, it will take 2.8 minutes to fill the reservoir.

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