Question

Ms.Waddell put a 12-inch tall bucket under a leak in her sink. The bucket fills at a constant rate of 1/2 inch in every 1/6 of an hour. How many hours will it take to fill the bucket?​

Answer 1

Answer:

4 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this question you will simply make a ratio type equation. You know that every 1/6 of an hour, or every 10 minutes, the bucket will fill 1/2 an inch. The bucket is 12 inches tall.

$\frac{10 min}{1/2 inch} = \frac{x min}{12 inches}$

Cross multiply

$120=\frac{1}{2} x$

$x=240 min$

Convert minutes to inches

$\frac{240 min}{1} * \frac{1 hr}{60 min} = 4 hr$

Final answer: 4 hours

Hope this helps!