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It takes a hose 5 minutes to fill a rectangular aquarium 8 inches long, 9 inches wide, and 12 inches tall. How long will it take the same hose to fill an aquarium measuring 22 inches by 27 inches by 29 inches?

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To find out how long it will take the hose to fill the larger aquarium, we need to compare the volume of water in each aquarium. The volume of the first aquarium is 8 x 9 x 12 = 864 cubic inches, and the volume of the second aquarium is 22 x 27 x 29 = 14,938 cubic inches. The second aquarium is 14,938 / 864 = 17.2 times larger than the first aquarium.

The time it takes to fill the first aquarium is 5 minutes, so it will take 5 x 17.2 = 86 minutes to fill the second aquarium with the same hose.

It will take 86 minutes to fill the second aquarium.

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