Question

Chicago uses 1.2 * 10 ^ 9 gallons of water/day. how many gallons per second must pumped from the lake every second to supply the city?

Answer 1

Answer:

13888.8888... ≅ 13,888.89 Gallons / Second

Step-by-step explanation:

$1.2 * 10^9 = 1,200,000,000$ (8 Zeros)

1 Day = 24 Hours

24 Hours = 60 minutes

1 Minute = 60 seconds

60 x 60 = 3600 (The number of seconds in an hour)

3600 x 24 = 86,400 (The number of seconds in a 24 hour period or one day)

$\frac{1,200,000,000}{86,400} = 13,888.88...$