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Water leaks from a tap at a rate of 200ml every 4 minutes. (a) At this rate, how much water will leak from the tap in 10 minutes. (b) At this rate, how long will it take to collect 2 litres of water?

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Final answer:

Water will leak at a rate of 500 ml in 10 minutes and it will take 40 minutes to collect 2 litres of water.

Step-by-step explanation:

(a) To find the amount of water that will leak from the tap in 10 minutes, we can set up a proportion. Since water leaks at a rate of 200ml every 4 minutes, we can write the proportion:

200ml/4 minutes = x ml/10 minutes

Cross-multiplying, we get: 4 * x = 200 * 10. Solving for x, we find that x = 500 ml.

Therefore, 500 ml of water will leak from the tap in 10 minutes.

(b) To find out how long it will take to collect 2 litres of water, we need to convert litres to millilitres. 1 litre is equal to 1000 ml, so 2 litres is equal to 2000 ml.

Using the same rate of 200 ml every 4 minutes, we can set up another proportion:

200 ml/4 minutes = 2000 ml/x minutes

Cross-multiplying, we get: 4 * 2000 = 200 * x. Solving for x, we find that x = 40 minutes.

Therefore, it will take 40 minutes to collect 2 litres of water.

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