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It takes your garden hose 20 seconds to fill your 2-gallon watering can. How long will it take to fill

a. An inflatable pool measuring 3 feet wide, 8 feet long, and 1 foot deep.

I NEED THIS ANSWER FOR THIS QUESTION PART B ⏬⏬⏬

b. A circular inflatable pool 13 feet in diameter and 3 feet deep.

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Answer: a) 1791 seconds

b) 29701 seconds

Explanation:

1 us gallon = 0.134 cubic foot

It takes your garden hose 20 seconds to fill your 2-gallon watering can. Converting 2 gallons to cubic foot, it becomes

2 × 0.134 = 0.268 cubic foot

a) The volume of inflatable pool measuring 3 feet wide, 8 feet long, and 1 foot deep.

Volume = 3 × 8 × 1 = 24 cubic feet

If 0.268 cubic foot = 20 seconds

24 cubic feet = (24 × 20)/0.268

= 1791 seconds

b) Volume of a cylinder is πr²h

Diameter = 13 feet

Radius = diameter/2 = 13/2 = 6.5

Volume of the circular pool is

3.14 × 6.5² × 3 = 397.995 cubic feet

If 0.268 cubic foot = 20 seconds

397.995 cubic feet = (397.995 × 20)/0.268

= 29701 seconds

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