Question

Jim wants to know how much his family spends on water for showers. Water costs $1.50 for 1,000 gallons. His family averages 4 showers per day. The average length of a shower is 10 minutes. He places a bucket in his shower and turns on the water. After one minute the bucket has 2.5 gallons of water. About how much money does his family spen on water for showers in a 30-day month

Answer 1

Since the family spends ten minutes on average per shower and there is 2.5 gallons spent per minute, 25 gallons are used per shower and with 4 shows per day, 100 gallons are used per day, so in 30 days they use 3,000 gallons of water, since water costs $1.50 per 1000 gallons, showering only costs them $4.50 per month