Question

A bathtub drains 1.7 gallon per minute. How long would it take to drain a total of 68 gallons?

Answer 1

If it takes 1.7 gallons per minute for the water to be drain, then let's calculate how many 1.7 gallons are in 68 gallons by dividing the two.

`68gal/1.7\text{gal}=40`

Hence, it would take 40 minutes for the bath tub to drain.