Question

A bathroom shower streams5 gallons of water in 2 minutes. How many gallons of water does the shower steam in 6 minutes

Answer 1

Use the given rate and a rule of three to find the answer, this way:

`\begin{gathered} 5gal\rightarrow2\min \\ x\rightarrow6\min \\ x=(5gal\cdot6\min )/(2\min ) \\ x=15gal \end{gathered}`

The answer is 15 gallons of water.