Suppose 1.5 liters of water come out of a faucet each minute. For how many minutes was the faucet on if 18.6 liters of water came out?

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MarkusM asked Mar 16, 2022

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Suppose 1.5 liters of water come out of a faucet each minute. For how many minutes was the faucet on if 18.6 liters of water came out?

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Answer:

12.4

Explanation:

rate of water = 1.5x

x = amount of time

18.6 = 1.5x

x = 12.4

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It was on for 12.4 minutes

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