John is filling a bathtub that is 18 inches deep he notices that is takes two minutes to fill the tank with three inches of water he estimates it will take 10 more minutes for the water to reach the top of the tub if it continues at the same rate is he correct explain

If it takes 2 minutes to fill the tank with 3 inches, it would take 4 minutes to fill the tank with 6 inches. From there, it would take 6 minutes to fill the tank with 9 inches, it would take 8 minutes to fill the tank with 12 inches, it would take 10 minutes to fill the tank with 15 inches and finally it would take 12 minutes to fill the tank with 18 inches, which is 10 minutes after the first 2 minutes. He is correct.

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