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marco leaves the bathroom faucet running for 22 minutes while he gets ready in the morning. running the faucet for 5 minutes wastes the same amount of energy as leaving a 60-watt light bulb on for 14 hours. how much energy did marco waste, in terms of hours which a 60-watt light bulb would remain on?

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The answer is 61.6 hours.

Let's calculate how much is the waste for running the faucet for 1 minute if for 5 minutes wastes the same amount of energy as leaving a 60-watt light bulb on for 14 hours:
5 minutes : 14 hours = 1 minute : x
x = 14 / 5 = 2.8 hours
So, the rate is 2.8 hours/minute.

Since
Marco leaves the bathroom faucet running for 22 minutes, he will waste energy as leaving a 60-watt light bulb on for 61.6 hours:
22 minutes
× 2.8 hours/minute = 61.6 hours.
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