1. Government laws require that new showerhead flow rates be no more than 2.5 gallons per minute. If you take one 10-minute shower a day, the following measurement equalities apply: 2.5 gallons = 1 minute. 10 minute = 1 shower. 1 shower = 1 day.

2. Do you agree with your classmates conjecture? Given your answer for question 1 and the information below, do you think the amount water wasted by the leaky faucet over the course of 1 day is closer to the estimate of 1 cup, 1 gallon or 1 least shower?

3. How much water is wasted by the least faucet in 1 day? How many drips? How many gallons? How many cups?


4. A :Time to review the accuracy of your conjecture and that of your classmate.. is your classmates conjecture true? That the amount of wasted water per day is equivalent to the amount of water used by 1 shower. Is

B: Based on your calculation in question 1. How many gallons of water a 10 minute shower uses and your estimate in question 3 the number of gallons of water used in a day by a leaky faucet. Round to the nearest day.


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