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An oil company fills 1/12 of a tank in 1/3 hour. At this rate, which expression can be used to determine how long it will take for the tank to fill
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An oil company fills 1/12 of a tank in 1/3 hour. At this rate, which expression can be used to determine how long it will take for the tank to fill

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(1/12) / (1/3) = 1/x....now just solve it like a proportion.....oh, and x represents the number of hrs it would take to fill the whole tank
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