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Water flows through a pipe at a rate of 5 fluid ounces per minute. Express this rate of flow in gallons per hour. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth

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The rate of flow is 2. 34 gallons per hour

What is rate?

Rate can be defined as the ratio between two related quantities having different units.

From the information given, we have;

Water flows through a pipe at a rate of ;5 fluid ounces per minute

Note that;

I fluid ounce = 0. 0078125 gallons

then  5fluid ounce would give x gallons

Cross multiply

x = 0. 0078125 × 5

x = 0. 0390 gallons

Also,

60 minutes = 1 hour

= 0. 0390 × 60

= 2. 34 gallons per hour

Thus, the rate of flow is 2. 34 gallons per hour

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