Answer:
The rate is
cups per hour
Step-by-step explanation:
It took the faucet 1 1/2 hours, i.e 1.5 or 3/2 hours to fill 1/4 cup by leaking
We need to find the rate in terms of cups that can be filled by water in 1 hour.
Using unitary method:
If it takes
h for
cup;
then it will take 1 h for how many cups?



cups
Therefore, the rate is
cups per hour
The answer is quite simple after looking at it. 0.1 is a tenth. 72 is a whole number, so you would have 72 1/10. 1/10 is a tenth and 72 is still the whole number.
Answer:
1/5
Step-by-step explanation:
5 out of 25 reduces to 1 out of 5