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A water faucet leaked 3 2/6 liters of water every 3/5 of an hour. It leaked at a rate of how many liters per hour?

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Our water faucet leaked 3 2/6 liters of water every 3/5 of a hour.
We are to find the rate in liter per hour at which the water faucet leaked.


First, use the number of liters the water faucet leaked in 3/5 of a hour.

This is 3 2/6 = 20/6

Therefore, the number of liters of water faucet leaked in 1 hour is

(20/6) / (3/5)

Before we solve this, we should simplify,

20/6 can be simplified to 10/3

3/5 cannot be simplified

Then, we should modify our problem to use reciprocation instead of a complex fraction,

(10 • 5) / (3 • 3)

This equals 50/9

Now, solve 50/9 for 5.555555555556

This rounds to 5.6

Thus, the required rate at which the water faucet leaked is 5.6 liters per hour.

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