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A pool drains 5000 gallons of water over the course of 5 hours. How many gallons of water, on average, does the pool drain each hour?

A. -5000 gallons per hour
B. -1000 gallons per hour
C. -100 gallons per hour
D. 1000 gallons per hour

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Answer: If it drained 5000 gallons and there were 5 hours, then 5000 divided by 5 is 1 so that would be answer D.

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Answer:

D. 1000 gallons per hour

Explanation:

5000 / 5 = 1000

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