Question

Water goes over a waterfall at a rate of 162 1/2 gallons every 15 minutes. Which would not be a proportion you could use to solve for the gallons of water going over the waterfall in 2 2/3 hours? There are multiple answers.

Answer 1

You didn't give the options but let me help out.

First, we need to convert 2 2/3 hours to minutes. This would be:

= 2 2/3 × 60 minutes

= 8/3 × 60 minutes

= 160 minutes

Since water goes over a waterfall at a rate of 162 1/2 gallons every 15 minutes. The the gallons of water going over the waterfall in 2 2/3 hours would be:

= (162 1/2 × 2 2/3hours) / 15 minutes

= (162 1/2 × 160) / 15

= 1733 1/3 gallon

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: See explanation

Explanation:

You didn't give the options but let me help out.

First, we need to convert 2 2/3 hours to minutes. This would be:

= 2 2/3 × 60 minutes

= 8/3 × 60 minutes

= 160 minutes

Since water goes over a waterfall at a rate of 162 1/2 gallons every 15 minutes. The the gallons of water going over the waterfall in 2 2/3 hours would be:

= (162 1/2 × 2 2/3hours) / 15 minutes

= (162 1/2 × 160) / 15

= 1733 1/3 gallon