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A garden hose fills a watering can at a rate of 2/3 gallon per minute. How long would it take to fill a 4 gallon watering can?

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Answer:

6 minutes

Explanation:

If you add 2/3 and 2/3 you get 4/3 ( 1 1/3) so you have one and a third of a gallon then you add 1 1/3 and 1 1/3 to get 2 and 2/3 then add 1 1/3 to 2 2/3 and you get 3 3/3 also known as 4

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