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  • 21-10-2021
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A pipe is leaking at 1.5 cups per day. About how many gallons per week is the pipe leaking? (Hint: 1 gallon=16 cups)

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jbjargowsky05
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  • 21-10-2021

Answer:

21/32 gal

Step-by-step explanation:

1 gallon equals 16 cups, so we first need to convert the rate from cups to gallons

1.5cup/1 x 1/16 gal

can be simplified to 3/32 gal

so we now multiply this rate by 7 for a week

so in total it leaks

3/32 x 7/1 = 21/32

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