Question

The fountain in the pond at the public park near Kevin’s house has a pump that recirculates 75 gallons of water in 1/4 of an hour. Express this rate as a unit rate in gallons per hour.

Answer 1

300 gallons an hour

Explanation:

If it pumps 75 gallons in 1/4 of an hour (15 minutes), then if you times that by four to make it a full hour (60 minutes). 75 times 4 is 300.