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Truck 57-1 pumps 750 gallons of water per minute.
Truck 57-2 pumps 1,000 gallons of water per minute.
Truck 57-3 pumps 1,250 gallons of water per minute.
Truck 57-4 pumps 1,500 gallons of water per minute.
Truck 57-5 pumps 1,750 gallons of water per minute.
Chief Greg Henry and firefighters Chuck, Darren, Jim, and Vanessa drove the trucks from District 57, responding to a multiple alarm fire. The driver and crew of each truck worked to extinguish the blaze.
1. Vanessa and her crew pumped 45,000 gallons of water on the fire in a half-hour.
2. Chief Greg and his crew worked for 45 minutes, pumping more water than Vanessa's crew but less than Jim's crew did in an hour.
3. Chuck and his team pumped the same amount of water as Vanessa's crew in the same amount of time as Jim's crew.
4. Darren's crew worked for 45 minutes and pumped the most water on the flames.
Who drove each truck, and how much water did each crew use to douse the fire?
Truck 57-2 pumps 1,000 gallons of water per minute.
Truck 57-3 pumps 1,250 gallons of water per minute.
Truck 57-4 pumps 1,500 gallons of water per minute.
Truck 57-5 pumps 1,750 gallons of water per minute.
Chief Greg Henry and firefighters Chuck, Darren, Jim, and Vanessa drove the trucks from District 57, responding to a multiple alarm fire. The driver and crew of each truck worked to extinguish the blaze.
1. Vanessa and her crew pumped 45,000 gallons of water on the fire in a half-hour.
2. Chief Greg and his crew worked for 45 minutes, pumping more water than Vanessa's crew but less than Jim's crew did in an hour.
3. Chuck and his team pumped the same amount of water as Vanessa's crew in the same amount of time as Jim's crew.
4. Darren's crew worked for 45 minutes and pumped the most water on the flames.
Who drove each truck, and how much water did each crew use to douse the fire?
Hint
Use the grid to determine how much water each truck pumped for the length of time given.Answer
Truck 57-1, Chuck, 45,000 gallons;Truck 57-2, Jim, 60,000 gallons;
Truck 57-3, Chief Greg, 56,250 gallons;
Truck 57-4, Vanessa, 45,000 gallons;
Truck 57-5, Darren, 78,750 gallons.
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