Question

The janitor at a school discovered a leak in a pipe. The janitor found that it was leaking at a rate of 18 fl oz per . How fast was the pipe leaking in gallons per ​?

Answer 1

0.140625 gallons per

Explanation:

By doing a quick search we discover that there are 1 fl oz is equal to 0.0078125 gallons. Therefore, in order to find out how fast the pipe was leaking in gallons, we simply multiply the rate of fl oz by the number of gallons for every fl oz like so...

18 fl oz * 0.0078125 gallons = 0.140625 gallons