SOLUTION: A pump drains 15 gallons of water per minute. How many cups per second does it drain?
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Question 970936: A pump drains 15 gallons of water per minute. How many cups per second does it drain?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
16 cups make 1 gallon, or one cup is one-sixteenth of a gallon.
60 seconds makes 1 minute.
Just use those ratios to convert into cups per minute.
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