Question

Water flows through a pipe at a rate of 620 gallons every 5.5 minutes. Express this rate of flow in cups per second. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

A) 0.2 cups per second
B) 0.3 cups per second
C) 0.4 cups per second
D) 0.5 cups per second

Answer 1

To express the rate of flow in cups per second, convert gallons to cups and minutes to seconds. The correct rate of flow is approximately 0.3 cups per second.

Step-by-step explanation:

To express the rate of flow in cups per second, we need to convert gallons to cups and minutes to seconds.

1 gallon is equal to 16 cups, so 620 gallons is equal to 620 * 16 = 9920 cups.

5.5 minutes is equal to 5.5 * 60 = 330 seconds.

Therefore, the rate of flow is 9920 cups / 330 seconds ≈ 30.1 cups per second.

So the correct answer is B) 0.3 cups per second.