A leaky faucet wastes 2,400 gallons of water per year. How many quarts of water are wasted per month?
24,000 / 12 = 2,000 gallons per month
4 quarts = 1 gallon
Can you take it from there?
To find out how many quarts of water are wasted per month, we first need to determine the amount of water wasted per day.
Given that a leaky faucet wastes 2,400 gallons of water per year, we can calculate the daily water wastage by dividing this by the number of days in a year. However, it is important to note that we need to convert gallons to quarts since we want the answer in quarts.
1 gallon = 4 quarts
So, 2,400 gallons = 2,400 * 4 = 9,600 quarts
Now that we know the amount of water wasted per year in quarts, we divide this value by the number of days in a year to get the daily water wastage.
Let's assume there are 365 days in a year (ignoring leap years for simplicity).
Daily wastage = 9,600 quarts / 365 days = 26.30 quarts per day (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
Since we want to find the water wastage per month, we multiply the daily wastage by the average number of days in a month, which is approximately 30.
Monthly wastage = 26.30 quarts/day * 30 days/month = 789 quarts per month (rounded to the nearest quart).
Therefore, approximately 789 quarts of water are wasted per month due to the leaky faucet.