Question

The janitor at a school discovered a leak in a pipe. The janitor found that it was leaking at a rate of 12 f oz per minute. How fast was the pipe leaking in gallons per hour?

Answer 1

5.625 gallons are being leaked per hour.

Explanation:

Since every fluid ounce = 0.0078125 of a gallon,

0.0078125 x 12 (the amount of fluid ounces leaked per minute) = 0.09375

Since 0.09375 is the number of gallons leaked per minute, we have to multiply by 60 (because an hour is 60 minutes long).

12 x 60 = 720 (the number of fluid ounces leaked per minute)

0.09375 x 60 = 5.625 (the number of gallons are being leaked per hour)