Question

Suppose that in 6 minutes, 54 gallons of water came out of a pipe. What was the rate in gallons per minute?

Answer 1

9 gallons per minute

Explanation:

If there are 54 gallons that came out of a pipe within 6 minutes, then we divide 54 by 6 to get how many would come out in 1 minute.

54/6 = 9.