Question

A hose fills a tank at a rate of 24 gallons per minute.

What is the rate in quarts per second?

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Answer 1

1.6 qt/s

Explanation:

You want the fill rate of 24 gal/min converted to quarts per second.

Units conversion

To convert units, multiply by a factor that has units you want and cancels units you don't want. The numerator value and the denominator value of the conversion factor should be equal:

4 qt = 1 gal

1 min = 60 s

Your conversion is ...

`\frac{24\text{ gal}}{\text{min}}=\frac{24\text{ gal}}{\text{min}}*\frac{4\text{ qt}}{1\text{ gal}}*\frac{1\text{ min}}{60\text{ s}}=(24\cdot4)/(60)\,\frac{\text{qt}}{\text{s}}=\boxed{1.6\text{ qt/s}}`