A7. It takes $2 \frac{1}{2}$ minutes to fill a bath with 80 litres of water.
How many litres is that every minute?

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Final Answer: The bath fills with $\boxed{32}$ litres of water every minute.

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Step 1 ：Given that it takes $2 \frac{1}{2}$ minutes to fill a bath with 80 litres of water.

Step 2 ：We need to find out how many litres of water is filled every minute.

Step 3 ：To do this, we divide the total amount of water by the total time taken.

Step 4 ：So, we divide 80 litres by 2.5 minutes.

Step 5 ：$\frac{80}{2.5} = 32.0$ litres per minute.

Step 6 ：Final Answer: The bath fills with $\boxed{32}$ litres of water every minute.