If a hot tub holds 520 gallons of water, and hose fills the tub at a rate of 6 1/2 gallons every 5 minutes. How long would it take to fill it up

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Regina Moran

Mathematics

18 July, 13:45

If a hot tub holds 520 gallons of water, and hose fills the tub at a rate of 6 1/2 gallons every 5 minutes. How long would it take to fill it up

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Kaelyn Frey · Answer 1

400 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem we need to divide 520 by the rate and then multiply that answer by 5 minutes.

520 / (6 1/2)

520 / (13/2) "Changing to improper fraction."

520 * 2/13 "Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal.

1040/13 = 8

5*80=400