Question

A five hose dispenses water at a rate of 30 gallons per minute. How many gallons would be put on fire in 3 hours?

A) 54,000 gallons
B) 54,600 gallons
C) 54,900 gallons
D) 55,000 gallons

Answer 1

To determine the amount of water dispensed by the hose in 3 hours at a rate of 30 gallons per minute, multiply the rate by the number of minutes in 3 hours (30 gallons/minute x 180 minutes), which equals 5,400 gallons. The options provided do not match this calculation.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks how many gallons of water a fire hose that dispenses water at a rate of 30 gallons per minute will put on a fire in 3 hours. To solve this, we need to calculate the total amount of water dispensed over the given time period.

First, we convert hours to minutes because the rate is in gallons per minute. Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, 3 hours is equivalent to 3 hours × 60 minutes/hour = 180 minutes.

Now, we multiply the rate of gallons per minute by the total minutes to find the total gallons of water:

30 gallons/minute × 180 minutes = 5400 gallons

Therefore, the fire hose will dispense 5,400 gallons of water in 3 hours. Looking at the answer choices, none matches this result, so either there's a mistake in the question or the provided options.