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a homeowner has just installed a swimming pool with a capacity of 3.5 x 10⁴ gallons.of the pool is initially empty, how many hours will it take to fill it using only a garden hose that delivers 630 gallons of water per hour

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Using proportions, it is found that it will take 55.6 hours to fill the poll.

What is a proportion?

A proportion is a fraction of total amount, and the measures are related using a rule of three.

In this problem, in one hour, 630 gallons of water are delivered. How many hours are going to take to deliver 3.5 x 10⁴ gallons = 35000 gallons?

The rule of three is:

1 hour - 630 gallons

x hours - 35000 gallons

Applying cross multiplication:

[tex]630x = 35000[/tex]

[tex]x = \frac{35000}{630}[/tex]

[tex]x = 55.5[/tex]

It will take 55.6 hours to fill the poll.

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The hours it would take to fill the swimming pool is 55.6 hours.

What does division mean?

Division is the process of dividing a number into equal parts using another number. The sign used to denote division is ÷.

How many hours would it take to fill the swimming pool?

Number of hours = capacity of the swimming pool / capacity of the hose

3.5 x 10^4 / 630

35,000 / 650 = 55.6 hours

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