SOLUTION: The average person uses 42 gallons of water per day. Of this amount, approximatly 47% goes to flushing the toilet. If an average flush uses 4 gallons, how many flushes per person d

Question 2718: The average person uses 42 gallons of water per day. Of this amount, approximatly 47% goes to flushing the toilet. If an average flush uses 4 gallons, how many flushes per person does this figure indicate?
Answer by xcentaur(357) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Total use in gallons per person per day = 42 gallons
Percentage going in flushing = 47%
Gallons going total per person per day in flushing total =
=(47/100)*42
=19.74 gallons
Gallons used per average flush = 4 gallons
Therefore average number of flushes per person per day =
= 19.74/4
= 4.935
= ~5 flushes
Thus this figure indicates an average of 5 flushes per day per person.

Hope this helps,
best of luck.

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