Question

the water hose fills a bucket at 1/3 gallon per minute. How many minutes does it take to fill up 2-gallon bucket

Answer 1

It will take 12 minutes

Answer 2

Answer: 6 minutes

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Work Shown

1/3 gallon : 1 minute

3*(1/3 gallon) : 3*(1 minute)

1 gallon : 3 minutes

2*(1 gallon) : 2*(3 minutes)

2 gallons : 6 minutes

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Explanations:

• 1/3 gallon per minute means 1/3 gallon per every 1 minute
• In step 2, I multiplied both sides by 3 to clear out the fraction
• In step 4, I multiplied both sides by 2 to get "1 gallon" to turn into "2 gallons"