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A 24,000-gallon pool is being filled at a rate of 50 gallons per minute. At this rate, how many minutes

will it take to fill this pool full?

User Narazana
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Answer:

480 Minutes or 8 Hours

Explanation:

If you do 24,000 divided by 50 you get a result of 480

User Gnac
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Answer: 480 minutes or 8 hours

Explanation:

24,000 ÷ 50 = 480.

It will take 480 minutes to fill the pool.

480 minutes ÷ 60 is also 8. So it will take 8 hours to fill the pool, or 480 minutes. Whichever one you want to use.

Hope this helps!

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