Question

A pool takes 3,185 gallons to fill. After 2.5 hours the pool is filled with 1,625 gallons how long will it take to fill the whole thing

Answer 1

`\begin{array}{ccll} hours&gallons\\ \cline{1-2} 2.5 & 1625\\ h& 3185 \end{array} \implies \cfrac{2.5}{h}~~=~~\cfrac{1625}{3185}\implies \cfrac{2.5}{h}=\cfrac{25}{49} \\\\\\ (2.5)(49)=25h\implies \cfrac{(2.5)(49)}{25}=h\implies 4.9=h\qquad \textit{4 hours and 54 minutes}`