Question

excited to jump in the pool,Maiaput on her swimsuit toget ready.Butwhen she reached the pool it is still being filled up.After5 minutes,the water is only 2 inches high.Howlong should Maia wait until the height of the pool reaches 48 inches?

Answer 1

Answer:

120 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

You can use ratios to find the answer.

if 2 inches gets filled up in 5 minutes,

we can write the ratio as,

2:5

now if you want to find how long it takes to fill up 48 inches,

48:?

2 inches x 24 = 48 inches

then multiply the 5 minutes also by 24 which would be 120 minutes.

48:120

it would take 120 minutes to fill up 48 inches in the pool.