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

Question

16 ounces = 1 pint

60 minutes = 1 hour

(1 point)
Responses

240 pints per hour
240 pints per hour

3,840 pints per hour
3,840 pints per hour

1.06 pints per hour
1.06 pints per hour

15 pints per hour

Answer 1

To determine how many pints per hour the hose fills the tub, we first need to convert the filling rate from ounces per minute to pints per hour.

1. Find the amount filled in one hour:

   • The hose fills at a rate of 4 ounces per minute.
   • In one hour (which is 60 minutes), the hose will fill: \[ 4 , \text{ounces/minute} \times 60 , \text{minutes} = 240 , \text{ounces/hour} \]

2. Convert ounces to pints:

   • Since there are 16 ounces in 1 pint, we can convert the ounces per hour to pints per hour: \[ \frac{240 , \text{ounces}}{16 , \text{ounces/pint}} = 15 , \text{pints/hour} \]

Therefore, the correct answer is 15 pints per hour.