If 62 gallons of water flows through a feeder pipe in 40 minutes, how many gallons of water will flow through the pipe in 6 hours?

Question

This is a math problem for algebra . its a word problem and I have difficulty but basically if 62 gallons flow in 40 minutes, how many gallons flow in 6 hours 

Answer 1

62 gal in 40 min

31 gal in 20 min

93 gal in 60 min, or 93 gal in 1 hour

so, in 6 hours: 93*6 = 558 gallons

 

 

Answer 2

x gallons = (62 gallons / 40 min)(60 min / 1 hr)(6 hrs) = 558 gallons