Asked by Patrick

Good evening. I am having a problem solving this problem and need some help step by step please. One tank is filling at a rate or 3/4 gallon per 2/3 minute. A second tank is filling at a rate of 5/8 gallon per 1/2 minute. What tank is filling faster?

Please explain step by step.
Answered by bobpursley
rate1=3/4*3/2=9/8
rate2=5/8*2/1=10/8
Answered by Patrick
Good evening Mr. Pursley.

When you are saying for the following:
rate 1:
Would it be 3/4 divided by 2/3 and then flip the second fraction and multiply? How did you know from the word problem to do this?
Answered by NICOLE
3/4 MULTIPLY BY 2/3 EQUAL 9/8
Answered by bobpursley
rate is quanity/time. That is a division, and multiplication is the inverse operation of division

8/4 divided by 4/5= 8/4*5/4
Answered by Patrick
Hello Mr. Pursley,

I guess where I am confused is what in this word problem showed or indicated to do this operation?
Answered by Patrick
Hello Mr. Pursley,

Once the division is done and the answers are the following:

Tank 1=9/8
Tank 2= 10/8

The question is which tank is filling faster?
My answer the tank that is filling faster is Tank 2. Would this be correct?
Answered by bobpursley
yes, 10/8 is greater then 9/8
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