A machine can pump 15 litres of water in one minute. How long does it take to pump 900 litres of water

Redzwan Latif asked Nov 13, 2023

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A machine can pump 15 litres of water in one minute.

How long does it take to pump 900 litres of water

Redzwan Latif asked Nov 13, 2023

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Answer:

900 liters of water is pumped in 1 hour

Explanation:

Time taken to pump 15 liters of water = 1 minute.

Time taken to pump 1 liters of water = 1/15 minute

$\sf \text{Time taken to pump 900 liters of water=$(1)/(15)*900$}$

= 60 minutes

= 1 hour

Pengju Zhao answered Nov 19, 2023

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