Question

A tanker truck fills the gas station's reservoir at the rate of 1212 gallons per minute. If the reservoir was empty and it is now 35 gallons full, how long has the tanker been filling the reservoir? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Answer: 2.9 minutes.

Explanation:

Given: Rate of filing the tank = 12 gallons per minute

Total volume of reservoir = 35 gallons

Time taken to fill the reservoir =
`\frac{\text{Total volume of reservoir }}{\text{Rate of filing the tank}}`

`=(35)/(12)\approx2.9`

hence, time taken to fill the reservoir = 2.9 minutes.