Question

A hose fills a tub at a rate of 4 ounces per minute.How many pints per hour will the hose fill the tub?
240 pints per hour
1.06 pints per hour
3,840 pints per hour
15 pints per hour

Answer 1

To determine how many pints per hour the hose fills the tub at a rate of 4 ounces per minute, we can follow these steps:

1. **Convert the filling rate from ounces per minute to ounces per hour**:
\[
4 \text{ ounces/minute} \times 60 \text{ minutes/hour} = 240 \text{ ounces/hour}
\]

2. **Convert ounces to pints**:
There are 16 ounces in a pint.
\[
\frac{240 \text{ ounces}}{16 \text{ ounces/pint}} = 15 \text{ pints/hour}
\]

Therefore, the hose fills the tub at a rate of **15 pints per hour**. The correct answer is:

**15 pints per hour**.