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  • 22-11-2018
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The flow of water from a faucet can fill a 5 -gallon container in 20 seconds. Give the ratio of gallons to seconds as a rate in gallons per second.

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Mareska95
Mareska95 Mareska95
  • 22-11-2018

Hi!

We will solve this using proportions, like this:

5 gallons in 20 seconds

x gallons in 1 second

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x = (5*1)/20

x = 5/20

x = 1/4

x = 0,25

The answer is 0,25 gallons per second.

Hope this helps!

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