An empty swimming pool with a capacity of 5760 gallons is filled at the rate of 12 gallons per minute, how many hours would it take to fill the pool to the capacity?

An empty swimming pool with a capacity of 5760 gallons is filled at the rate of 12 gallons per minute, how many hours would it take to fill the pool to the capacity?

A 8

B 20

C 96

D 480

Solution

Correct Answer: Option A

Filled 12 gallons in 1 min

So, " 5760 " " 5760/12 min

5760/(12×60) hours = 8 hours (Ans.)