Question

One tank is filling at a rate of 5/8 gallon per 7/10 hour. A second tank is filling at a rate of 5/9 gallon per 2/3 hour. Which tank is filling faster? Explain how you know.

Answer 1

First recognize that the unit rate we're finding is gallons per hour, or $\frac{g}{h}$.

rate for Tank 1 = x gallons per hour = a gallons / b hours

$T_{1}=\frac{\frac{5}{8}}{\frac{7}{10}}\\\\T_{1}=\frac{5}{8}*\frac{10}{7}\\\\T_{1}=\frac{50}{56}\\\\\\Fill\ rate\ of\ Tank\ 1=\frac{25}{28}$


rate for Tank 2 = y gallons per hour = c gallons / d hours

$T_{2}=\frac{\frac{5}{9}}{\frac{2}{3}}\\\\T_{2}=\frac{5}{9}*\frac{3}{2}\\\\T_{2}=\frac{15}{18}\\\\T_{2}=\frac{15}{18}\\\\\\Fill\ rate\ of\ Tank\ 2=\frac{5}{6}$