Question

Waterco is filling barrels with waste water at the rate of 8 quarts per hour. The recycling facility picks up 150 barrels on each trip, and each barrel holds 15 quarts of wastewater. How many days are between each pick up? Show your work to receive full credit. Round answer to the tenths place 

Answer 1

11.7 days

Explanation:

Given that:

Filling rate = 8 quarts per hour

150 barrels picked up per trip

One barrel = 15 quarts of waste water

Barrel picked up per trip = 150 barrels

Number of quarts per barrel = 15 quarts

Total quantity of waste water = (150 * 15) = 2250 quarts

Filling rate = 8 quarts per hour

Time taken = quantity / rate

Time taken in days = 2250 quarts /(8*24) = 11.72

11.7 days