A hose fills a tub up 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

Answer 1

To find out how many pints per hour the hose fills the tub, we'll first convert the filling rate from ounces per minute to pints per hour.

1. Determine ounces filled in one hour: \[ \text{Rate in ounces per hour} = 4 \text{ ounces/minute} \times 60 \text{ minutes/hour} = 240 \text{ ounces/hour} \]

2. Convert ounces to pints: Given that \(16 \text{ ounces} = 1 \text{ pint}\), we can convert ounces to pints by dividing the total ounces by 16: \[ \text{Pints per hour} = \frac{240 \text{ ounces}}{16 \text{ ounces/pint}} = 15 \text{ pints} \]

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