Austin took a shower from 7:56 to 8:08 and used sixty gallons of water. Assuming the same rate of water usage, how much water would Austin have saved if he had taken a quick six-minute shower?

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Austin used 60 gallons of water in how much time?

12 min./60 gallons = 6 min/ X gallons

Then subtract X from 60 for the water saved.

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To find out how much water Austin would have saved if he had taken a quick six-minute shower, we need to compare the amount of water he used in the original shower to the amount he would have used in the quick shower.

Let's start by calculating the rate at which Austin uses water per minute. We know that he used sixty gallons of water in a twelve-minute shower. So, to find the rate per minute, we divide the total water usage by the total time:

Rate of water usage = Total water usage / Total time

Rate of water usage = 60 gallons / 12 minutes
Rate of water usage = 5 gallons per minute

Now that we know the rate of water usage, we can calculate how much water Austin would have used in the quick six-minute shower.

Water usage in quick shower = Rate of water usage * Time taken in quick shower

Water usage in quick shower = 5 gallons per minute * 6 minutes
Water usage in quick shower = 30 gallons

Therefore, Austin would have saved 60 - 30 = 30 gallons of water if he had taken a quick six-minute shower.