Question

Water leaves a spigot at a rate of 462 cubic inches per minute. How many cubic feet of water is this per hour? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

Answer 1

Answer: Option 16 cubic feet

Explanation:

Answer 2

16 cubic feet per hour

Explanation:

We want to convert from cubic inch per minute to cubic feet per hour,

We can use the standard conversion rate:

1 cubic inch per minute = 0.0347222 cubic feet per hour

=> 462 cubic inch per minute = 462 * 0.0347222 = 16.04 cubic feet per hour

Approximating to whole number, it is 16 cubic feet per hour.