Question

A faucet is leaking water of a rate of 3 gallons per hour. How can you find the number of gallons of water the faucet leaks in 24 hours?

Answer 1

72 gallons

Explanation:

The rate is 3/1. We need to figure out x of x/24. To figure it out, we would cross multiply to get 72/24. 72/24 unit rate is 3/1. So, there is 72 gallons in 24 hours.