Question

suppose that a 9 minutes 72 gallons of water came out of a pipe. what was the rate in gallons per minute​

Answer 1

8 gallon of water per min.

Explanation:

lets solve this by finding unit rate:

since you have 72 gallons of water this will be your dependent variable so it should go in the numerator. This is dependent bcz the amount of time affects the # of gallons of water

the time is your independent variable so it should go in your denominator. This is bcz time affects the number of gallons produced

Hope This helps!

Answer 2

The answer is 8 gallons per minute

Explanation:

Divide 72 by 9