Question

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Due to a leak, the amount of water in a pool is decreasing by 5/8 gal every hour.

What is the total change in the number of gallons of water in the pool after 3/4 hr?

Enter your answer in the box as a simplified fraction.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

multiply the 2 values given together.

Answer 4

11/8 @Festinger

Answer 5

is it right... but i thought we have to find...
They said it leaks 5/8 every 1 hr.. so?

Answer 6

It isn't right. You added them together, while you should have multiplied them.
Why multiply?
Say it leaks 1 gallon per hour. In 3 hours it will have leaked \(1*3=3\) gallons. Similarly here, if it leaks \(\frac{5}{8}\) gallons an hours, then in \(\frac{3}{4}\) hour it would have leaked \(\frac{5}{8}\times\frac{3}{4}\) gallons.

Answer 7

So @Festinger the answer is 11/8?????

Answer 8

No, it isn't \(\frac{11}{8}\).
\[\frac{3}{4}\times\frac{5}{8}=\frac{5\times3}{8\times4}=\frac{15}{32}\]

Answer 9

so 2 2/15 is the naswer

Answer 10

@Festinger

Answer 11

No, the answer is 15/32. Why did you invert it?

Answer 12

I am suppose to do it into a simplified form?

Answer 13

@Festinger

Answer 14

Enter your answer in the box as a simplified fraction.

Answer 15

15/32 is already in the simplified form. The numerator (15) is smaller than he denominator (32) and 15 and 32 have no other common multiples (except for the number 1).

Answer 16

oh yeah thxs