A 25,000 gallon swimming pool is being filled. Two hundred and fifty gallons are in it after 30 minutes. How many hours will it to take to fill the pool?

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Answer: 50 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

The volume of a swimming pool is [tex]25,000[/tex] gallon

It takes 30 minutes to fill [tex]250\ \text{gallons}[/tex]

Using Unitary method

[tex]\Rightarrow 250\ \text{gallon takes}\rightarrow 30\ \text{minutes}\\\Rightarrow 1\ \text{gallon takes}\rightarrow \dfrac{30}{250}\\\\\Rightarrow 25,000\ \text{gallon}\rightarrow \dfrac{30}{250}\times 25,000=3000\ \text{minutes or 50 hours}[/tex]