Question
The Verde River in Arizona carries an average of 14 1/3 pounds of eroded material past a given point each minute. How many pounds of eroded material does the Verde River carry past a given point each hour?
Answers
GPT 3.5
To determine how many pounds of eroded material the Verde River carries past a given point each hour, we first need to convert the rate from pounds per minute to pounds per hour.
There are 60 minutes in an hour, so we can multiply the average rate of 14 1/3 pounds per minute by 60 to get the rate in pounds per hour:
14 1/3 pounds per minute * 60 minutes = 855 pounds per hour
Therefore, the Verde River carries 855 pounds of eroded material past a given point each hour.
There are 60 minutes in an hour, so we can multiply the average rate of 14 1/3 pounds per minute by 60 to get the rate in pounds per hour:
14 1/3 pounds per minute * 60 minutes = 855 pounds per hour
Therefore, the Verde River carries 855 pounds of eroded material past a given point each hour.