Question

the faucet drips 1/3 gallon of water in 7 hours what is the unit rate of water dripped per day?

Answer 1

Answer:

Unit Rate: 8 / 7 gallons/ day

Explanation:

First, we find the number of 7 hours in a day. This is

$\frac{24hrs}{\text{day}}\times\frac{day}{7\text{ hours}}=\frac{24}{7}$

Now we multiply it by the number of gallons dripped per 7 hours (1/3 gallon per 7 hours )

$\frac{24}{7}\times\frac{1}{3}\text{gallons}$$=\frac{8}{7}\text{gallons/day}$

which is our answer!