Question

A garden hose emits 9 quarts of water every 6 seconds. At this rate, how many quarts of water will it emit in 10 seconds?

Answer 1

15 quarts

Explanation:

To find out how many quarts of water the garden hose will emit in 10 seconds at the given rate, you can set up a proportion based on the information provided:

9 quarts / 6 seconds = X quarts / 10 seconds

Now, cross-multiply and solve for X:

9 quarts * 10 seconds = 6 seconds * X quarts

90 quarts = 6 seconds * X quarts

Now, divide by 6 seconds to find X:

X quarts = 90 quarts / 6 seconds

X quarts = 15 quarts

So, the garden hose will emit 15 quarts of water in 10 seconds at the given rate.