Question

Suppose that in 6 minutes, 18 gallons of water came out of a pipe. What was the rate in gallons per minute?

Answer 1

3 gallons per minute

Explanation:

We have a ratio of 6 mins: 18 gallons. We want to figure out how many gallons per minute, so we can simplify the ration by dividing.

6/6 mins: 18/6 gallons

simplify:

1 min: 3 gallons

3 gallons per minute