Question

The flow of water from a faucet can fill a 4-gallon container in 28 seconds Give the ratio of gallons to seconds as a rate in gallons per second and as a reduced fraction. The faucet fills the container at rate of——gallon per second

Answer 1

The flow of water can fill a 4-gallon container in 28 seconds.

Given:

Number of gallons = 4

Time = 28 seconds

Hence, the ratio of gallons to seconds will be 4 : 28

`\begin{gathered} As\text{ a rate in gallons per second = }\frac{\text{number of gallons}}{time\text{ taken}} \\ As\text{ a rate in gallons per second = }(4)/(28)=(1)/(7) \\ As\text{ a reduced fraction, the rate in gallons per second is }(1)/(7)\text{gallons per second} \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the faucet fills the container at the rate of 1/7 gallon per second