Question

A standard bathtub holds 70 gallons of water. On average, it takes 7 and 1/2 minutes to drain a bathtub. How many gallons of water go down the drain each minute?​

Answer 1

9 1/3 gallons go down the tub

Explanation:

Answer 2

9
`(1)/(3)` gallons of water

Explanation:

To find how many gallons of water go down each minute, divide the total number of gallons of water by the number of minutes it takes to drain:

70/7.5

= 9
`(1)/(3)`

So, 9
`(1)/(3)` gallons of water go down the drain each minute