Question

The pool is losing 10 gallons every 5 minutes. At what rate, in gallons per hour, is the water in the swimming pool leaking?

Answer 1

If the pool is losing 10 gallons every 5 minutes, since there is 60 minutes in an hour, you do 5x12=60 so since you did 5x12 you would also do 10x12=120.
So the pool is losing 120 gallons an hour.

Answer 2

To determine the rate of water loss in gallons per hour when the pool is losing 10 gallons every 5 minutes, you can use unit conversion to change the time interval from minutes to hours.

Given:

Water loss rate = 10 gallons per 5 minutes

First, calculate the water loss rate per minute:

Water loss per minute = 10 gallons / 5 minutes = 2 gallons per minute

Next, convert this rate to gallons per hour:

Since there are 60 minutes in an hour:

Water loss per hour = Water loss per minute × 60 minutes

Water loss per hour = 2 gallons/minute × 60 minutes

Water loss per hour = 120 gallons/hour

Therefore, the water in the swimming pool is leaking at a rate of 120 gallons per hour.