Question

A container holds 8 gallons of water. It begins leaking at a constant rate. After 16 minutes the container has 6 gallons of water left at what rate is the water leaking

Answer 1

One gallon per eight minutes

Answer 2

In that 16 minutes, the amount that leaks out is (8 - 6) = 2 gallons.

The average unit rate of the leak is

          (2 gal)/(16 min) = (2/16) (gal/min) = 1/8 gal/min

                                                                = 16 fluid ounce per min

                                                                = 4/15 fl oz per second