Question

Water drips from a faucet at a rate of 41 drops/minute. Assuming there are 15,000 drops in a gallon, how many minutes would it take for the dripping faucet to fill a 1‑gallon bucket? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
It would take___ minutes to fill the bucket.

Answer 1

Answer:

 365.85 Minutes

Solution:

                  According to statement the rate of drops from faucet is,

                                           R  =  41 Drops / 1 Minute

And 1 Gallon can be filled by 15000 drops. Therefore, the time for filling 1 Gallon volume by 15000 drops is calculated as,

                                  41 Drops fall in  =  1 Minute

So,

                          15000 Drops will fall in  =   X Minutes

Solving for X,

                    X =  (15000 Drops × 1 Minute) ÷ 41 Drops

                     X =  365.85 Minutes

Answer 2

Answer:

366 mins

Step-by-step explanation:

first divide 15000 by 41 since there are 41 drops per minute and you get 365.85 so then you round it and get 366