A bathtub can hold 66 gallons of water. The faucet adds 5.5 gallons of water to the bathtub every minute. Find out how many minutes it takes to fill the empty bathtub.
4) Let m be the number of minutes it takes to fill the bathtub.
Write a multiplication equation to describe the situation.
The multiplication equation to describe the situation is:
5.5m = 66
How many minutes does it take to fill the tub
To find out how many minutes it takes to fill the tub, we can solve the equation 5.5m = 66 for m.
Dividing both sides of the equation by 5.5, we get:
m = 66 / 5.5
Calculating the right side of the equation, we find:
m = 12
Therefore, it takes 12 minutes to fill the tub.