Question

Waterworks is filling barrels with waste water at the rate of 6 quarts per hour. The recycling facility picks up 26 for barrels on each trip, and Each barrel holds 52 quarts of waste water. How many days are between each pick up? Round to tenths place.

Answer 1

• 56.3 days

Explanation:

Filling rate:

• 6 quarts per hour

Volume recycled every trip:

• 52*26 = 1352 quarts

Time to fill same volume:

• 1352/6 = 225.33 hours
• 225.33 hours = 225.33/4 days = 56.3 days rounded to tenth place