Question

Suppose that in 7 minutes, 49 gallons of water came out of a pipe.
What was the rate in gallons per minute?

Answer 1

To find the rate of water coming out of the pipe in gallons per minute, you can use the formula:

\[
\text{Rate} = \frac{\text{Total Gallons}}{\text{Time in Minutes}}
\]

In this case, the total gallons of water is 49 gallons and the time is 7 minutes.

Calculating the rate:

\[
\text{Rate} = \frac{49 \text{ gallons}}{7 \text{ minutes}} = 7 \text{ gallons per minute}
\]

Thus, the rate of water flow is **7 gallons per minute**.