Suppose 72 gallons of water came out of a pipe in 8 minutes . What was the rate in gallons per minute?

Question

If their is 72 gallons of water and some came out of it in a pipe in 8 minutes what is the rate in gallons per minute.

Answer 1

Hi Jalynn,

Remember that Saying "per" means to "divide."

Step 1: Since we know 72 gallons leave per 8 minutes, we can create this ratio: 72 gallons/8 minutes.

Step 2: In order to find the rate for one minute, we divide our ratio: 72/8 = 9

∴The rate in gallons per minute is 9 gallons per minute.

Best,

Starlyte