Question

Nora is filling up her pool. The water hose can fill 300 gallons pool in 30 minutes. At what rate will the hose fill the pool?

• A. 30 gallons per minute
• B. 40 gallons per minute
• C. 10 gallons per minute
• D. 15 gallons per minute

Answer 1

The correct option is C 10 gallons per minute

300 gallons pool can be filled in 30 minutes.

$\text{Unit rate =}\frac{300}{30}$

$=10$ gallons

Hence, the filling rate of the hose is 10 gallons per minute.