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A hose is left running for 320 minutes to 2 significant figures.

The amount of water coming out of the hose each minute is 2.1 litres to 2 significant figures.
Calculate the lower and upper bounds of the total amount of water that comes out of the hose.

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The lower and upper bounds of the total amount of water that comes out of the hose is 671.5 liters and 672.5 liters respectively.

How to calculate the lower and upper bounds of the total amount of water?

The lower and upper bounds of the total amount of water that comes out of the hose is calculated by applying the following formula.

total amount of water delivered = flow rate x time of flow

The given parameters include;

flow rate of the water = 2.1 liters / min

time of water flow = 320 mins

The total amount of water delivered is;

Q = 2.1 Liters / min x 320 min

Q = 672 liters

The lower bound of the total amount of water delivered is

= (672 - 0.5) Liters

= 671.5 liters

The upper bound of the total amount of water delivered is;

= (672 + 0.5) liters

= 672.5 liters

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