It is recommended that hikers drink 24 ounces of water an hour. If a canteen has 24 ounces of water, how much should the amount of water in the canteen change every 10 minutes?(1 point)

Responses

4 ounces
4 ounces

−4 ounces
negative 4 ounces

−0.4 ounces
negative 0.4 ounces

0.4 ounces
0.4 ounces

1 answer

To determine how much the amount of water in the canteen should change every 10 minutes, we can start by calculating the hourly rate:

  1. The recommended rate is 24 ounces per hour.

  2. There are 60 minutes in an hour, so we can find the rate per minute by dividing 24 ounces by 60 minutes:

    \[ \frac{24 \text{ ounces}}{60 \text{ minutes}} = 0.4 \text{ ounces per minute} \]

  3. Now, to find the change over a 10-minute period, we multiply the rate per minute by 10:

    \[ 0.4 \text{ ounces per minute} \times 10 \text{ minutes} = 4 \text{ ounces} \]

Therefore, the amount of water in the canteen should decrease by 4 ounces every 10 minutes.

The correct response is:

4 ounces