Question

124 7/8 gallons of water drained from a pool in 25 minutes. How much water drained from the pool each minute?

Answer 1

Answer:

$4\frac{111}{200}\text{ gallon}$ water was drained from the pool each minute.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

$124\frac{7}{8}$ gallons of water drained from a pool in 25 minutes.

So, the drained water in 25 minutes = $124\frac{7}{8}\text{ gallon}$

$=\frac{999}{8}\text{ gallon}$

Drained water in 1 minutes = $\frac{999}{25\times 8}$

$=\frac{999}{200}$

$=4\frac{111}{200}\text{ gallon}$

Hence, $4\frac{111}{200}\text{ gallon}$ water was drained from the pool each minute.

Answer 2

We know that
124 7/8 gallons of water drained from a pool in 25 minutes
124 7/8 gallons------> (124*8+7)/8-----> 999/8 gallons----> 124.875 gallons

by proportion
124.875 gallons/25 minutes=x gallons/1 minute
x=124.875/25-----> x=4.995 gallons/minute
round to the nearest gallon------> 5 gallons/minute

the answer is
5 gallons/minute