Question

Water is leaking from a faucet at a constant rate of 5 gallons every 12 minutes.

How many gallons of water will have leaked from the faucet in 24 minutes? (Your answer will be a number.)


How many gallons of water will have leaked from the faucet in 36 minutes? (Your answer will be a number.)



How many gallons of water will have leaked from the faucet in 60 minutes? (Your answer will be a number.)

Answer 1

First lets find the unit rate of 5 gallons every 12 min.

12 ÷ 5 = 2.4 gallons per min

Now lets solve for each question:-

How many gallons of water will have leaked from the faucet in 24 minutes?

24 × 2.4 = 57.6 gallons of water leaked in 24 min.

How many gallons of water will have leaked from the faucet in 36 minutes?

36 × 2.4 = 86.4 gallons of water leaked in 36 min.

How many gallons of water will have leaked from the faucet in 60 minutes?

60 × 2.4 = 144 gallons of water leaked in 60 min.

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