A circular swimming pool holds 1.22 × 1 0 6 cubic inches of
water. It is being filled at a rate of 1.5 × 1 0 3 cubic inches per minute.
About how long will it take to fill the swimming pool?

Question

A circular swimming pool holds 1.22 × 1 0 6 cubic inches of
water. It is being filled at a rate of 1.5 × 1 0 3 cubic inches per minute.
About how long will it take to fill the swimming pool?

anonymous · Answer

divide 1.22 X 10^6 cubic inches by 1.5 x 10^3 cubic inches per minute to find the time( minutes to fill the swimming pool. .  simple arethmetic will do.  just a matter of analysis. .

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

did you got the answer i'm sorry i don't have calculator here, i can't give you the answer. .

anonymous · Answer

u multiply

anonymous · Answer

i think it's not multiplication. it's division.

anonymous · Answer

you can't multiply because u can't cancel the unit of measure of cubic inches. if you divide you can cancel it, and what will remain is (min) the unit of time.

anonymous · Answer

to cahnge minutes to hours. divide the number of minutes by 60.