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5 June, 18:04

Three pumps can remove a total of 1700 gallons of water per minute from a flooded mineshaft. If engineers want to remove at least 5500 gallons per minute, how many pumps will they need operating.

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  1. 5 June, 18:06
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    In total, they would need 4 pumps. If we divide 55 by 17, we get just more than 3. This little more would need an entire pump. So the answer 4 total, 3 added
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