Answer:
![5.4*10^7 gallons](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/bbysgpqxponnepybhrj9zvli7gtusq3t7a.png)
Explanation:
There are 60 seconds in a minute, and 60 minutes in a second therefore there are...
60*60=3600 seconds in an hour
We are given that 1.5 × 10⁴ gallons flow every second. We can use this information to set up an unit converter.
![3600 \ seconds((1.5*10^4\ gallons)/(1\ second))=3600*1.5*10^4=5400*10^4](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/vlk2ut9tvs665h9ktdm20d90ugrkzzvy2t.png)
Note that we need the answer in scientific notation. We need to multiply a number that is between 1 and 10 by
...
![5.4*10^7\ gallons](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/ciuv5d9xis4zt2h3k06zz37oc074uiajya.png)