An above-ground swimming pool is leaking. After \(\frac{1}{2}\) hour, the pool has leaked \(\frac{7}{8}\) of a gallon of water. How many gallons of water per hour is the swimming pool leaking?

7/8 gallons in 1/2 hour Looking for gallons per hour, or h o u r g a ll o n s ​ .
So, this is basically a division problem of 7/8 divided by 1/2. Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by that fraction's reciprocal. 1/2 7/8 ​ h o u r g a ll o n s ​
2 1 ​ 8 7 ​ ​ = 8 7 ​ ∗ 1 2 ​ = 8 7 ​ ∗ 2 = 8 14 ​ Now we simplify by a factor of 2: 8 14 ​ = 4 7 ​
And here we are! There are 7/4 gallons leaking per hour. This is the same as 1.75 gallons per hour. Hope this helps! :)

Answered by kittymaniac | 2024-06-10

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Answered by Samars | 2024-06-24

The swimming pool is leaking at a rate of 4 7 ​ gallons per hour, which is equivalent to 1.75 gallons per hour. This was calculated by determining the leak amount over half an hour and converting it to an hourly rate. The leak rate helps understand how quickly the pool water is depleting due to the leak.
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Answered by kittymaniac | 2024-09-10