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A hose fills a hot tub at at rate of 2.06 gallons per minute. How many hours will it take to fill a 262 gallon hot tub?

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Answer:

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Explanation:

262 gal/2.06 gal.p.min= 127.1844 in minutes

127.1844min/60min.p.hr= 2.1197 hrs

2.1197hr =>> 2 hrs and 7 min


User Nbilal
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Divide the volume of the bath tub by the rate at which the hose fills the bath tub.

Time = 262 / 2.06

= 127.184466 hours(round if needed)


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