If a faucet is dripping at the rate of 7.5 drops per minute and there are 20 drops in a milliliter, how many liters of water are wasted in a 30-day month?
t = 24hrs/day * 30days * 60min/hr = 43,200min.
20 drops/ml * 1000 ml/lter = 20,000drops/liter.
7.5 drops/min * 43,200 min * (1/20,000)liters/drop = 16.2 liters.
If a faucet is dripping at the rate of 7.5 drops per minute and there are 20 drops in a milliliter, how many liters of water are wasted in a 30-day month?
To find out how many liters of water are wasted in a 30-day month, we need to calculate the total number of drops and then convert it to liters.
First, let's calculate the total number of drops wasted in a 30-day month:
7.5 drops/minute x 60 minutes/hour x 24 hours/day = 10,800 drops/day
Now, let's calculate the total number of drops wasted in a 30-day month:
10,800 drops/day x 30 days = 324,000 drops
Next, let's convert the number of drops to liters. We know that there are 20 drops in a milliliter, and 1000 milliliters in a liter:
324,000 drops ÷ 20 drops/milliliter ÷ 1000 milliliters/liter = 16.2 liters
Therefore, approximately 16.2 liters of water are wasted in a 30-day month.
To find out how many liters of water are wasted in a 30-day month, we need to first calculate the number of drops of water wasted in a month.
Given that the faucet is dripping at a rate of 7.5 drops per minute, we can calculate the number of drops wasted in an hour by multiplying the rate by 60 minutes:
7.5 drops/minute * 60 minutes/hour = 450 drops/hour
Next, we calculate the number of drops wasted in a day by multiplying the hourly rate by 24 hours:
450 drops/hour * 24 hours/day = 10,800 drops/day
Finally, we calculate the number of drops wasted in a month by multiplying the daily rate by 30 days:
10,800 drops/day * 30 days = 324,000 drops/month
Since there are 20 drops in a milliliter, we can now calculate the number of milliliters wasted:
324,000 drops/month / 20 drops/mL = 16,200 mL/month
To convert milliliters to liters, we divide by 1,000:
16,200 mL/month / 1,000 = 16.2 liters/month
Therefore, approximately 16.2 liters of water are wasted in a 30-day month due to the dripping faucet.