John is filling a bathtub that is 18 inches deep. He notices that it takes two minutes to fill the tub with three inches of wate

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John is filling a bathtub that is 18 inches deep. He notices that it takes two minutes to fill the tub with three inches of wate

r. He estimates it will take ten more minutes for the water ti reach the top of the tub if it continues at the same rate. Is he correct? Explain

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Elanso [62] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-03T19:23:19+03:00

Elanso [62]3 years ago

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He is not correct the tub is 18 inches deep and it takes two minutes to fill the tub with three inches of water therefore it would take 12 minutes to fill up the tub if it went at the same rate