Question

the faucet leaks water at a rate of 5^-5 litre per second. how many litres of water will leak from the faucet in 1 hour

Answer 1

1.152 litres

Explanation:

If the faucet leaks at a rate of 5^{-5} lt per second. And you have:

1 minute ---------- 60s

60 minutes (an hour) ------------60 x 60 = 3600s

The total water that will leak from the faucet is:

3600.5^{-5} = 1.152 litres