Question

A 2400 gallon pool is being filled at a rate of 40 gallons per minute. At this rate, how many minutes will it take to fill this pool 1/2 full?

Answer 1

After 30 minutes the pool will be half full

Answer 2

2400/2 to find out half of the pool size then divide by 40 to find out how fast it's filling up per minute.

30 gallons per minute