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Finn's pool leaked a total of 3.5 liters in 4 days. What rational number represents the average change in water volume each day?

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Answer:

The rational number representing the average change in the volume of water each day is:


(0.875 liters)/(1 day)

Explanation:

Rational numbers are those that can be represented as the quotient of two integers. That is, rational numbers can be represented by a fraction
(a)/(b), where a is the numerator and b is the denominator that must be other than zero. To express the set of these numbers, mathematicians use a capital Q.

In this case we know that Finn's pool leaked a total 3.5 L in 4 days, so the rate can be written as:


(3.5 liters)/(4 days)

Now you must make this division or quotient, where the denominator will be 1 because you must know the number of liters drained per day:


(3.5 liters)/(4 days)=(0.875 liters)/(1 day)

So the rational number representing the average change in the volume of water each day is:


(0.875 liters)/(1 day)

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