Question

If you know the rate of a water leak in gallons per hour, how can you find the number of hours it takes for 1 gallon to leak out? Justify your answer.

Answer 1

If L is the rate per hour, then the time required to leak 1 gallon is (1/L) hr.

Explanation:

Let the rate of leak be L gal/hr. Dividing "1 gallon" by "L gal/hr" results in (1/L) hr.