How Do You Solve This

Question

It takes a hose 5 minutes to fill a rectangular aquarium 10 inches long, 11 inches wide, and 13 inches tall. How long will it take the same hose to fill an aquarium measuring 23 inches by 25 inches by 28 inches?

Answer 1

Initially, with a volume of (10)(11)(13) = 1,430 in3

The new volume is (23)(25)(28) = 16,100 in3

So, using a ratio with x as the unknown: 5 minutes/1,430 in3 = x minutes/16,100 in3

Then solving for x: x = (5)(16,100)/(1,430) = 56.3 minutes