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Katherine recently had a swimming pool installed in her back yard. Using her water hose, she can put 90 gallons of water into the pool every hour. If the pool can hold 13,500 gallons, how long will it take to fill the pool?

A.
50 hours
B.
180 hours
C.
100 hours
D.
150 hours

User Syed Arsalan Kazmi
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Answer: D. 150 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

90 gallons = 1 hour

13,500 gallons = x hours

13,500 / 900 = 150

x = 150 hours

User Jerad Rose
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