A motorist is pumping gas into his car at a rate of 5/12 of a gallon every 1/24 of a minute. At this rate, how many gallons of g

Question

4 years ago

12

as will he have pumped into his car in1/2 of a minute?

2 answers:

Anton [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-27T08:49:38+03:00

Anton [14]4 years ago

7 0

Find how many 1/24's are in 1/2:

1/2 / 1/24 = 1/2 * 24/1 = 24/2 = 12

There are 12 1/24's in 1/2.

Multiply 5/12 by 12:

5/12 * 12 = (5*12) /12 = 60/12 = 5

It will be 5 gallons.

kirill115 [55] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-27T07:28:57+03:00

Answer:

5 gallons

Step-by-step explanation:

We can use ratios to solve

5/12 gallon x gallons

---------------- = -------------------

1/24 minute 1/2 minute

Using cross products

5/12 * 1/2 = x *1/24

5/24 = x/24

Multiply each side by 24

24*5/24 = x/24*24

5=x

We can pump 5 gallons