Question

Ronald is calculating the time required to fill the swimming pool at school. He found that it takes 8 minutes to fill the swimming pool with 72 gallons of water. At what rate does the swimming pool fill, in gallons per minute?

Answer 1

The rate the swimming pool is filled is 9 gallons of water per minute

Explanation:

Let's review the information provided by Ronald to us to help him to find the answer to the question:

Time it takes to fill the swimming pool = 8 minutes

Amount of water the swimming pool can hold = 72 gallons

2. At what rate does the swimming pool fill, in gallons per minute?

Rate the swimming pool is filled = Amount of water the swimming pool can hold /Time it takes to fill the swimming pool

Replacing with the real values, we have:

Rate the swimming pool is filled = 72/8 = 9 gallons of water per minute