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a large container contains 5 gallons of water. it begins leaking at a constant rate. After 20 mins, the container has 1 gallon of water left. At what rate is the water leaking?

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Answer:

12 gallons/hour or 1 gallon/5 minutes (1/12 gallon)

Explanation:

assuming gravity can capilary action can be ignored amd has nothing to do with it, 20 minutes is 4 gallons of water gone, so 5 minutes for 1 gallon of water gone. 60 minutes in an hour, so 12 gallons per 60 minutes

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