Question

Heating oil is to be poured at the constant rate of 4.5 gallons per minute into a 400-gallon tank that already contains 115 gallons of heating oil. What fraction of the tank's total capacity will be full in 30 minutes?

Answer 1

Answer:

5/8

Step-by-step explanation:

The volume after 30 minutes is:

(4.5 gal/min) (30 min) + 115 gal = 250 gal

The fraction of total capacity is:

250 gal / 400 gal = 5/8