Question

A leaky faucet is losing water and is filling a 8-gallon bucket every 25 hours.At this rate,how many gallons of water will the faucet leak in 13 hours?

Answer 1

Proportion states that the two fractions or ratios are equal.

As per the given statement: A leaky faucet is losing water and is filling a 8-gallon bucket every 25 hours.

Let x represents the number of gallons of water that faucet leak in 13 hours.

then by definition of proportion;

`(8)/(25) =(x)/(13)`

By cross multiply we get;

`13 * 8 = 25x`

Simplify:

`104 = 25x`

Divide both sides by 25 we get;

`x = (104)/(25)`

Simplify:

x = 4.16

Therefore, 4.16 number of gallons of water will the faucet leak in 13 hours