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A student is designing a survey to find the amount of water that a typical American household can conserve every year by using water efficient showerheads. What is the most

appropriate unit for measuring the water conserved?

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Answer:

Gallons

Step-by-step explanation:

When using lots of water, gallons is the most suitable

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Answer:

The most appropriate unit for measurement of water conserved or stored is the acre-foot , if the conserved volume is low then the ideal unit is cubic foot.

Step-by-step explanation:

  • One acre corresponds to 43560 square feet area
  • Likewise 1 acre-foot will be equal to 43560 cubic feet
  • In terms of gallon 1 acre-foot corresponds with 3,25,851 gallons of water.
  • In terms of cubic meter, 1 acre-foot is equal to 1233 cubic meters of water
  • As the above conserved water is pertaining to household reserve so 1 cubic -foot would be ideal unit for measurement.
  • 1 cubic foot corresponds to 7.4805 unit of water in gallons.
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