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A bucket is leaking. After 3 hours the bucket has leaked 3/4 of an ounce. How many ounces per hour is the bucket leaking?

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The bucket leaks 1/4 ounce per hour. Because the numerator is 3 and it took 3 hours, you can give 1/4 to every hour (3/4 divided by 3).
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