A water pump fills a swimming pool at a rate of 80 cubic feet per hour. The swimming pool measures 10 feet by 8 feet by 5 feet. How many hours will it take the pump to fill the pool?

1 Answer
Jun 8, 2018

The pump will take #5# hours to fill the swimming pool.

Explanation:

The capacity of swimming pool is #v=10*8*5=400# cubic feet

The pump fills #80# cubic feet in #1# hour

Therefore, the pump will fill #400# cubic feet in

#t=400/80=5# hours.

The pump will take #5# hours to fill the swimming pool.[Ans]