Question

It would take 120 minutes to fill a swimming pool using water from 5 taps.

How many minutes will it take to fill the pool if only 3 of the taps are used?

Answer 1

Answer: 200

Explanation:

One tap is going to take 5 times as long as its 5 taps, you will times the time by 5:120 x 5 = 600By using 3 taps, it will take 1/3 of the time as it would with 1 tap. Therefore, you would divide the time by 3. 600/3= 200 Therefore, it would take 200 minutes to fill the bath with 3 taps.

Answer 2

The answer would be 72 minutes