A container holds 10 gallons of water. If 5/8 of a gallon is added to the container each hour, how many hours would it take to fill the container?

A) 16
B) 2
C) 50
D) 50/8

its 16 right?

yea^^

16

To find the number of hours it would take to fill the container, we need to divide the total volume of the container (10 gallons) by the amount of water added each hour (5/8 gallon).

So, the number of hours it would take to fill the container can be found by the equation:
Number of Hours = Total Volume / Amount added per hour

Number of Hours = 10 gallons / (5/8 gallon)

To divide by a fraction, we multiply by its reciprocal:
Number of Hours = 10 gallons * (8/5 gallon)

Now, let's simplify this expression:
Number of Hours = (10 * 8) / 5 gallons

Number of Hours = 80 / 5 gallons

Simplifying, we get:
Number of Hours = 16 gallons

Therefore, it would take 16 hours to fill the container.

So, the correct answer is A) 16.

10 / (5/8) = ________ hours