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a broken pipe was leaking 1 2/3 gal oif water per minute. it took mr. wrench 10 1/2 min to stop the leak. how much water was wasted

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GPT 3.5
To find out how much water was wasted, we need to calculate how much water leaked during the 10 1/2 minutes.

Let's convert the mixed number 1 2/3 to an improper fraction:
1 2/3 = (3*1 + 2)/3 = 5/3

The amount of water leaked per minute is 5/3 gallons.

To find the total amount of water leaked, multiply the amount leaked per minute by the number of minutes:
5/3 * 10 1/2 = (5/3) * (21/2) = 105/6 = 17.5

Therefore, 17.5 gallons of water were wasted.

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