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A large water container has a leak. It loses 40 drops of water every minute. If 50 drops of water is equivalent to half of a teaspoon. At what rate

Is the water leaking?
O 48 teaspoons per hour
24 teaspoons per hour
O 80 teaspoons per hour
O 12 teaspoons per hour
O 20 teaspoons per hour

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User Jerph
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ans:48 teaspoons per hour

Step-by-step explanation:
container loses 40 drops of water per min so per hour,it loses (40x60=2400)per hour

2400/50=48 so it loses 48 teaspoons per hour
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