Question

"An above-ground swimming pool is leaking. After 1/2 hour, the pool has leaked 7/8 of a gallon of water. How many gallons of water per hour is the swimming pool leaking?

a) 1/4 gallon per hour
b) 1/2 gallon per hour
c) 1 3/4 gallons per hour
d) 1 1/2 gallons per hour"

Answer 1

The swimming pool is leaking at a rate of 1 3/4 gallons per hour.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many gallons of water per hour the swimming pool is leaking, we need to divide the amount of water leaked (7/8 gallon) by the time it took (1/2 hour).

Dividing 7/8 by 1/2 is the same as multiplying 7/8 by 2/1 (the reciprocal of 1/2). Multiplying the fractions gives us (7/8) x (2/1) = 14/8 = 7/4 = 1 3/4 gallons per hour.

The swimming pool is leaking at a rate of 1 3/4 gallons per hour.