Question

Suppose that in 8 minutes, 24 gallons of water came out of a pipe.
What was the rate in gallons per minute?

Answer 1

Answer:3 gallons per minute

Step-by-step explanation:rate =amount ÷ time

X= 24÷8

X=3

Answer 2

Rate is the ratio between two related values which are in different units.

Rate is presented in "per" unit so that it makes comparison between rates simpler.

Given:

24 gallons of water are flowed out of the pipe in 3 minutes.

To Find:

The rate of the flow.

To find the rate of the flow of the water is to find the amount of water that will flow out in 1 minute:

8 mins = 24 gallons

8 ÷ 8 min = 24 ÷ 8 gallons

1 min = 3 gallons

3 gallons of water are flowed out in 1 min,

⇒ the rate is 3 gallon per min.

Answer: 3 gallons/min