Question

The janitor at a school discovered a leak in a pipe. The janitor found that it was leaking at a rate of 10 fl oz per hour. How fast was the pipe leaking in gallons per day?

Answer 1

you would begin by multiplying the 10 oz per hour by 24 to show the output for a day (240 fl oz). then you would divide the total fluid oz (240) by 128 (number of oz in 1 gallon) and would get 1.875 gallons.

Answer 2

The pipe is leaking at the rate of 1.875 gallons of water per day.

Explanation:

In this question we will find the leakage per day first, then convert it into gallons.

The janitor discovered a leak, leaking with a rate = 10 oz per hour

And we know that there are 24 hours in a day therefore, pipe leaking per day will be = 24×10 = 240 oz.

Since 1 oz = 0.0078125 gallons

Therefore, 240 oz = 240×0.0078125

= 1.875 gallons

The pipe is leaking at the rate of 1.875 gallons of water per day.