Question

Jaxson was filling his pool. When he started, it already contained 486 gallons. He filled it for 95 minutes with water coming out of a hose at a rate of 8.4 gallons per minute. How many gallons of water are in the pool at the end of 95 minutes.Immersive Reader

Answer 1

1284 gallons

Explanation:

The swimming pool already contained 486 gallons.

Then, Jaxson filled the pool for 95 minutes, so, the total amount of water in the pool at the end of 95 minutes = 486 + filled amount in 95 minutes.

The rate of filling water is 8.4 gallons per minute. i.e

In 1 minute, the amount of water filled = 8.4 gallons.

So, by using the elementary method, in 95 minutes, the amount of water filled = 8.4 x 95 = 798 gallons.

So, the total amount of water in the pool at the end of 95 minutes

=486 + 798 = 1284 gallons.