The bucket will be 40% full in 487 seconds
Step-by-step explanation:
Step 1 :
Total capacity of the bucket = 243.5 oz
Quantity lost per second = 0.3 oz
We need to determine in how many seconds the bucket will be 40% full
Step 2 :
When the bucket is 40 % full , it means it is 60% empty.
60% of 243.5 = 146.1
Hence we need to determine how long it takes for the bucket to lose 146.1 oz of water.
For 0.3 oz of water it takes 1 sec, hence for 146.1 oz of water it will take
146.1 ÷ 0.3 = 487 seconds [using direct proportion]
Step 3 :
Answer:
The bucket will be filled with 40% of water in 487 seconds
