Question

As lucia fills her fish tank, she notices that it fills 8 cubic centimeters of water in 4 minutes. How many cubic centimeters of water does it fill in 1 minute?

Answer 1

2 cubic centimeters per minute

Explanation:

8 cubic centimeters filled per 4 minutes

divide 8 by 4 = 2

2 cubic centimeters per minute

Answer 2

Answer: 2 cubic centimeters

Explanation:

Given : As lucia fills her fish tank, she notices that it fills 8 cubic centimeters of water in 4 minutes.

i.e. Time taken to fills 8 cubic centimeters of water = 4 minutes

By UNITARY METHOD, we have

Amount of water it fills in 1 minute (i.e. Unit rate) =
`\frac{\text{8 cubic centimeters }}{\text{4 minutes}}`

=
`(8)/(4)=2` cubic centimeters

Therefore, it fills 2 cubic centimeters in 1 minute.

Hence, the correct answer is 2 cubic centimeters.