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the fish tank in Paul's bedroom has a pump that will recirculate 75 gallons of water in 1/4 of an hour. Find the unit rate in gallons per hour.
a. 5 gallons per hour
b. 18.75 gallons per hour
c. 300 gallons per hour
d. 187.5 gallons per hour

Respuesta :

we know that
(1/4) hour---------> 0.25 hour
if the pump recirculate 75 gallons of water in -------------> 0.25  hour
 X 
gallons of water in-----------------------------------------> 1 hour

X=75/0.25----------> x=300 gallons /hour

the answer is 300 gallons /hour