Question

One of the valves on the Hoover Dam releases 40,000 gallons per second. What is the rate in gallons per minute

Answer 1

There are 60 seconds in a minute. there are 40,000 in a second. That means we have to multiply that by 60.

60*40,000= 2,400,000

The answer is 2,400,000 gallons per minute.