Question

In a tiny house, an empty hot water heater requires 40 gallons of water. It takes 18 minutes to fill the hot water heater. Assuming a constant rate of flow, find the rate at which water flows into the tank. Express your answer to the nearest tenth of a gallon per minute.

Answer 1

Answer:

2.22gallons per minute

Step-by-step explanation:

Water filled in 18 minutes =40 gallons

Water filled in 1 min. =40/18=2.222____~2.22