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It takes 1 1/4 minutes to fill a 4-gallon bucket of water with a hose. At this rate, how long does it take to fill a 50-gallon tub.

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160 minutes.

Divide 4 by 1 1/4 = 3.2 to get the unit rate. Then multiply by 50.

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