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A pool fills up 3 gallons of water in one minute. How many pints does it fill in one minute?

A pool fills up 3 gallons of water in one minute. How many pints does it fill in one-example-1
User Faheem
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In this problem we have to use the convertion factor that is equal to 1 so:


(1gal)/(8pn)=1

so we can made the transormation:


3\text{gal}\cdot\frac{8pn}{1\text{gal}}=24pn

So in one minute it fills 24 pints

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