Question

Ashley is the utilities manager at a paper mill. She’s watching over one of her holding tanks. It takes 4/5 of an hour to fill 1/2 the tank. At this rate, how many holding tanks will she fill in 1 hour?

Answer 1

she will fill 5/8 of the tank. hope i helped.

Answer 2

she will fill 5/8 of the tank in 1 hour

Explanation:

Ashley is the utilities manager at a paper mill. She’s watching over one of her holding tanks. It takes 4/5 of an hour to fill 1/2 the tank

First we convert 4/5 of an hour in to minutes

4/5 * 60 = 48 minutes

In 48 minutes ----> 1/2 tank filled

In 60 minutes ----> 60 * 1/2 divide by 48

30 divide by 48=
`(30)/(48)`

Simplify the fraction by dividing top and bottom by 6

30/48 = 5/8