Ben drinks water everyday. He drinks 3 1/2 liters of water every 1/4 of an hour. Ben drinks water at a constant rate. How many liters of water can Ben drink in 3 hours?

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Taufi · Answer 1 · 2021-11-11T00:05:50+0000

Ben drinks 3 1/2 liters of tea every 40 minutes.

This means that he would drink 1 3/4 of tea every 20 minutes (divide both sides by 2).

Now, let's multiply each side by 3.

1.75 * 3 = 5.25 (aka 5 1/4)

20 * 3 = 60 minutes (an hour)

He drinks 5 1/4 liters of tea in one hour.