Question

Water flows through a pipe at a rate of 7 liters every 9 days. Express this rate of flow in gallons per week. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Comment

1 week has 7 days

x week has 9 days Cross Multiply

7x = 9*1 Divide by 7

x = 9/7

x = 1.29 weeks

1 gallon has 3.79 liters

x gallons = 7 liters Cross multiply

x * 3.79 = 7*1

x = 1.85 gallons

Answer

In a week the answer would be 1.85/1.29 = 1,44 gallons / week.