adamtuwati
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water was leaking from a faucet at a rate of 1.5 gallons every 5 minutes if it took 18 minutes to stop the leak how much water was wasted

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[tex]\bf \begin{array}{ccll} gallons&minutes\\ \cline{1-2} 1.5&5\\ x&18 \end{array}\implies \cfrac{1.5}{x}=\cfrac{5}{18}\implies 27=5x \\\\\\ \cfrac{27}{5}=x\implies 5.4=x[/tex]

angicarl

The answer you are looking for is 5.4 gallons.

To find this answer, you first find out how many times 5 minutes fits into 18 minutes equally without going over. 3 * 5 = 15, so multiply 1.5 and 3 together to get 4.5 and subtract 15 from 18 to get 3 minutes. Now, we have to find how many gallons leaked in 3 minutes. To do so, divide 1.5 by 5 to find gallons per minute (0.3), then multiply 0.3 by 3 to get gallons in 3 minutes (0.9). Finally, add 4.5 and 0.9 to get a final answer of 5.4 gallons.

I hope this helps!