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Ruben put an empty cup underneath a leaking faucet. After hours, Ruben had collected cup of water. What is the rate, in cups per hour, at which the water is leaking from the faucet.

User Sai Manoj
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Answer:

1/6 cups per hour

Explanation:

Complete question :

Ruben put an empty cup underneath a leaking faucet. After 1 1\2 hours, Ruben collected 1/4 cup of water. What is the rate, in cups per hour, at which the water is leaking from the faucet?

Explanation:

Given that :

Time = 1 1/2 hours = 1.5 hours

Cups of water collected = 1/4 cups

Rate in cups per hour :

Cups collected / time

1/4 ÷ 1 1/2

1/4 ÷ 3/2

1/4 * 2/3

= 2/12

= 1/6 cups per hour

User Ymajoros
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Complete question :

Ruben put an empty cup underneath a leaking faucet. After 1 1\2 hours, Ruben collected 1/4 cup of water. What is the rate, in cups per hour, at which the water is leaking from the faucet?

Answer:

1/6 cups per hour

Explanation:

Given that :

Time = 1 1/2 hours = 1.5 hours

Cups of water collected = 1/4 cups

Rate in cups per hour :

Cups collected / time

1/4 ÷ 1 1/2

1/4 ÷ 3/2

1/4 * 2/3

= 2/12

= 1/6 cups per hour

User Nani Kalyan
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