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A bathtub can hold 80 gallons of water. The faucet flows at a rate of 4

gallons per minute. What percentage of the tub will be filled after 8 minutes?

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Answer:

32% of the tub will be filled after 8 minutes. Hope this helps!

Explanation:

4x8= 32

User Gan
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Answer: The percentage of the tub that is filled after 8 minutes is is the 40%

Explanation:

the 100% of the bathtub is 80 gallons of water.

the rate per minute is 4 gallons, so in 8 minutes, the amount of water in the bathtub will be:

4*8 gallons = 32 gallons

the percentage that will be filled of the bathtu is:

(32 gallons/80 gallons)*100% = 0.4*100% = 40%

The percentage of the tub that is filled after 8 minutes is is the 40%

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