Question

If water is leaking from a certain tank at a constant rate, is it leaking at a rate that is greater than 12 litres per hour?

(1 liter = 1,000 milliliters)
(1) Water is leaking from the tank at a rate that is greater than 2 milliliters per second.
(2) Water is leaking from the tank at a rate that is less than 5 milliliters per second.

Answer 1

Both options are correct!

Explanation:

To find the correct answer, We must know how much 12 liters per hour equals to milliliters per second.

1 liter= 1000 mililiters

12 liters = 12.000 mililiters

1 hour = 3600 seconds

So,

`(12 liters)/(1 hour) = (12.000 mililiters)/(3600 seconds) = <strong>3,33 [tex]`\frac{mililiters}{second}[/tex]

This rate of 3,33 mililiters per second is greater than 2 mililiters per second and less than 5 mililitres per second.