If you know the rate of a water leak in gallons per hour, how can you find the number of hours it takes for 1 gallon to leak out? Justify your answer.
THANK YOU!
**** her in the *****
To find the number of hours it takes for 1 gallon to leak out based on the rate of a water leak in gallons per hour, you can use a simple mathematical formula:
Number of hours per gallon = 1 / Rate of leak (in gallons per hour)
Justification:
The formula is derived from the concept of rates.
The rate of a water leak is given in gallons per hour, which means it represents the amount of water that is leaking per hour. In other words, it tells you how many gallons of water are leaking every hour.
To find out how long it takes for 1 gallon to leak out, you need to determine how many hours it takes for the leak to release that single gallon. Dividing 1 by the rate of leak gives you the number of hours it will take for the leak to release 1 gallon.
For example, if the rate of leak is 2 gallons per hour:
Number of hours per gallon = 1 / 2 = 0.5 hours
This means that with a leak rate of 2 gallons per hour, it will take 0.5 hours (or 30 minutes) for 1 gallon to leak out.
In summary, by dividing 1 by the rate of leak (in gallons per hour), you can determine the number of hours it takes for 1 gallon to leak out.
steve is a funny name LOL XD
just take the reciprocal.
hr/gal = 1 / (gal/hr)