Question

If a hose is filling a swimming pool at a rate of 20 liters per minute, how long will it take to fill the 3,600-gallon pool?

Answer 1

Answer: the correct answer is 11 hours, 21 seconds and 3738 fractions of a second.

Step-by-step explanation:

An American gallon has 3.78541 liters.

3,600 gallons are 13,627.46 liters since 3,600 gallons * 3.78541 liters per gallon= 13,627.46 liters

We will need 681.3738 minutes to fill the pool since 13,627.46 liters divided by 20 liters per minute = 681.3738 minutes

681.3738 minutes is 11 hours and 21.3738 seconds since 11*60 minutes + 21.3738 minutes = 660 minutes + 21.3738 seconds = 681.3738 or 681.3738 divided by 60 minutes ( 1 hour ) is 11 hours and 21.3738 seconds.