SOLUTION: Water flows from a faucet at a rate of 5 liters every 25 seconds. At this rate, how much water will flow from the faucet in 45 seconds? At this rate, how long will it take to

Question 829305: Water flows from a faucet at a rate of 5 liters every 25 seconds.
At this rate, how much water will flow from the faucet in 45 seconds?
At this rate, how long will it take to collect 60 liters of water?
Answer by erica65404(394) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We will start by finding the rate per 5 seconds since the first question wants it in 45 seonds.

It is looking for the x amount of liters in 45 seconds. write the equation as 2 different rates

cross multiply

The first answer is 9 liters for every 45 seconds.

now we are looking for 60 liters in x amount of seconds.

cross multiply

The seconds answer is 300 seconds for 60 liters.
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