Water flows out of a hose at a constant rate. After 2 1/3 minutes, 9 4/5 gallons of water have come out of the hose. At what rate, in gallons per minute, is water flowing out of the hose?

Time taken:  2 minutes = 7/3 minutes

Water released: 9 gallons = 49/5 gallons

Rate of water flowing out:

Rate(in gallons/minute) = Water released (in gallons) / Time Taken (in minutes)

plugging the given values

Rate = =

Rate = 21/5 = 4.2 gallons/minute

1 x=22.52

2: 65/39=604+39x

65x-39x=604

26x=604

x=604/26

×=23.23