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A container holds 10 gallons of water. If 5/8 of a gallon is added to the container each hour, how many hours would it take to fill the container?
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A container holds 10 gallons of water. If 5/8 of a gallon is added to the container each hour, how many hours would it take to fill the container?

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The answer is 16 hours. This is because 5/8 is equivalent to .625 so we divide the total capacity by that increment and we get 16.
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