Question

An above-ground swimming pool is leaking. After 1/2 hour the pool has leaked 7/8 of a gallon of water. How many gallons of water per hour is the swimming pool leaking?

Answer 1

7/8 gallons in 1/2 hour
Looking for gallons per hour, or $\frac{gallons}{hour}$.

So, this is basically a division problem of 7/8 divided by 1/2. Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by that fraction's reciprocal.
$\frac{7/8}{1/2}\frac{gallons}{hour}$

$\frac{\frac{7}{8}}{\frac{1}{2}} = \frac{7}{8} * \frac{2}{1} = \frac {7}{8} * 2 = \frac{14}{8}$
Now we simplify by a factor of 2:
$\frac{14}{8} = \frac{7}{4}$

And here we are! There are 7/4 gallons leaking per hour. This is the same as 1.75 gallons per hour. Hope this helps! :)

Answer 2

Answer:7/8

Step-by-step explanation:

Divide 7/8÷1/2

Hope I helped