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A fish tank can hold at most 315 gallons of water. If

a hose is filling the fish tank at a rate of 15 gallons
every 10 minutes, how many hours can the hose be
left on before the tank overflows?

User SqualeLis
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6 votes
15 gallons a hose is filling the tank at a rate of
User Luis Crespo
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Answer:


3.5
hours

Explanation:


Given:-Fish
Tank
hold
315
gallons


Find:-
time
in
hours


Solution:-


15
gallons
10
minutes


15 ×
6
gallons
60
minutes


90
gallons
1
hour


1
gallon
(1)/(90)
hour


315
gallons
(315)/(90)
hours


315
gallons
3.5
hours


Answer:-\\3.5 hours

User Vdwijngaert
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