Question

Jaylen's beta fish holds 4 1/2 gallons of water. It takes him 1 7/8 minutes to fill. What is the flow rate of the water in gallons per minute? show your work.

Answer 1

Let's begin by listing out the information given to us:

Jaylen's beta volume = 4 1/2 gallons = 4.5 gal

Time taken = 1 7/8 minutes = 1.785 min

$Flowrate=\frac{volume}{time\text{ taken}}=\frac{4.5}{1.875}=2.4\text{ gal/min}$

Flow rate = volume / Time taken = 4.5 / 1.875 = 2.4 gal/min