Question

A bathroom shower streams 5 gallons of water in 2 minutes what is the rate of the gallons per minute

Answer 1

Given:

Gallons of water streamed = 5 gallons

Number of minutes = 2 minutes

To find the rate of the gallons per minute, we have:

`\text{Rate}=\frac{5\text{ gallons}}{2\text{ minutes}}=2.5\text{ gallons/minute}`

Therefore, the rate of the gallons per minute is = 2.5 gallons per minute

ANSWER:

2.5 gallons per minute