Question

supposed 4.5 liters of water come out of a faucet each minute. for how many minutes was the faucet on if 48.6 of water came out?

Answer 1

First, analyze the dimensions. Note that you need to determine TIME (how many minutes?). If you divide "liters" by "[liters / minute]," you'll get "minutes."

Does that help you know whether to divide 4.5 liters per minute by 48.6 liters of water, or to divide 48.6 liters of water by 4.5 liters/minute?

Answer 2

you do 48.6 divided by 4.5 to get 10.8 liters