Water flowing through a garden hose of diameter 2.77 cm fills a 25.0-L bucket in 1.40 min.

(a) What is the speed of the water leaving the end of the hose?
Answer in m/s

(b) A nozzle is now attached to the end of the hose. If the nozzle diameter is one-third the diameter of the hose, what is the speed of the water leaving the nozzle?
Answer in m/s
Last person that answered got the wrong answers (41.18 & 371).
I'm so lost

Well, figure out what I did wrong. (I think nothing)

I did this twice and do not see errors. Did I make some stupid mistake?

Well, it is their word against mine I guess, but check my arithmetic and units carefully

Physics - Damon, Sunday, March 30, 2014 at 7:21pm

25 L = 25 * 10^-3 m^3
2.77 cm = .0277 m
1.4 min = 84 seconds

flow rate * time = amount
pi r^2 v * 84 = .025 m^3
pi (.0139)^2 v = .025
v = 41.18 m/s

if 1/3 diameter then 1/9 of area so speed is nine times original
371 m/s

call 41.18 41.2 maybe, sometimes they fuss about their round off rules.

The conversions are correct and I'm getting the same answer using your method, but it's still saying that they are incorrect. Sorry for bothering you so much...

I can not find an error. I hope one of the other math/physics teachers finds something.

Thanks for helping!!

I know the flow rate is the speed times the area. That is my field :)

You are welcome :) Good luck. Come back and tell me when you find out.

ok. Should I post it again?