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The janitor at a school discovered a slow leak in the pipe. The janitor found that it was leaking at a rate of 4 fl oz per minute. How fast was the pipe leaking in gallons per hour

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well... first, how many oz are in one gal? i think its... 128. Don't quote me. But I'm pretty sure its 128. So then... how many minutes are in an hour? 60. So...

And the answer is: 1.87 Gallons.

Hope this helps.


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