A hose fills a tub at a rate of 4 ounces per minute. How many pints per hour will the hose fill the tub.

Answer 1

To convert the filling rate from ounces per minute to pints per hour, we can follow these steps:

1. Convert ounces to pints: There are 16 ounces in a pint.

   \[ \text{Filling rate in pints per minute} = \frac{4 \text{ ounces}}{16 \text{ ounces per pint}} = \frac{4}{16} = 0.25 \text{ pints per minute} \]

2. Convert minutes to hours: There are 60 minutes in an hour.

   \[ \text{Filling rate in pints per hour} = 0.25 \text{ pints per minute} \times 60 \text{ minutes per hour} = 15 \text{ pints per hour} \]

Thus, the hose fills the tub at a rate of 15 pints per hour.