Question

Water conservation. What do the words bring to mind? Doing without? In reality it can be done by making very minor changes around the home. Take a look at the bar graph showing how a typical family uses water at home. Which practices described below could practically help to conserve water use at home?
Don't flush the toilet very often. Do not bathe unless you are very dirty.


Stop using the dishwasher to wash dishes. Only take a bath on the weekends.


Don’t leave your tap running while brushing your teeth, shaving, or washing the dishes. Fix leaky faucets and pipes right away.


Use environmentally friendly products whenever you can. When you must use environmentally hazardous products, be sure that you dispose of them properly.

Answer 1

The correct answer is (c) Don’t leave your tap running while brushing your teeth, shaving, or washing the dishes. Fix leaky faucets and pipes right away.

As seen in the bar graph that huge amount of water is wasted in the domestic ways. By using the water in adequate amount and saving the water that is wasted while running the tap while brushing and fixing the leaks as soon as possible will save a huge amount of water. The bar graph is covering maximum wastage of water from these sections only. By reducing the water used in brushing, leaky faucets and others can save maximum water.

Answer 2

Don’t leave your tap running while brushing your teeth, shaving, or washing the dishes. Fix leaky faucets and pipes right away.
Most of the water is lost through the taps that are left running.