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John is filling the bathtub that is 18 inches deep. He notices that it takes two minutes to fill the tub with three inches of. Water . He estimates it will take 10 minutes for the water to reach the top
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John is filling the bathtub that is 18 inches deep. He notices that it takes two minutes to fill the tub with three inches of. Water . He estimates it will take 10 minutes for the water to reach the top of the tub if it continues at the same rate .Is he correct explain.

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Answer: No he isn't correct because it would take 12 minutes to fill the bathtub up 18 inches if it continued at the same rate

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3/2 does not equal 18/10

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