Question

A garden hose was left on in a yard and spilled 78 gallon every 23 minute. Find the average number of gallons spilled per minute.

Answer 1

≈3.39130434783 gallons per minute

Explanation:

The information we get is a ratio, describing how many gallons of water will be wasted in 23 minutes, expressed as:

`78 : 23` OR
`(78)/(23)`

We will use the fraction, the denominator is representing the time, which in this case, is 23 minutes. We want to have the denominator as 1 to find how much water will be spilled in one minute, to do this, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by 23:

`(78/23)/(23/23) \\ =(3.39130434783...)/(1)`

And of course, if there's a need to round, go ahead.

And please do not waste water!

Answer 2

3.391 Gallons Per Minute

Explanation:

78/23=3.391

Round 3.391 to 3.4