Question

A shower has a flow rate of 2.3 gallons per minute. If a person takes an average of 6 showers per week and the average length of a shower is 15 minutes, then how much water is used in a year?

Answer 1

161,460 gallons are used in a year.

Explanation:

1 shower- 2.3×15=34.5

Number of minutes spent in the shower in a week- 15×6=90

Gallons used per week- 34.5×90=3,105

There is 52 weeks in a year.

52×3,105=161,460

Answer 2

Answer is 10,764 gallons.

2.3 x 15 x 6 x 52 = 10,764