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document.write( "A faucet is leaking 60 drops per minute. Determine amount of water wasted in 30 days.
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document.write( "A drop is approx. 0.05 milliliters.\r
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document.write( "With answers of 130 and 129.6 liters, converting to gal.: 130 * .0264 = 34.34 = 34 gal. \r
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document.write( "I located answers of 113 gal. per month and 1356 gal. per year.\r
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document.write( "Also, a drop is approx. 1/3 and 1/4 ml.\r
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document.write( "My question: How did they get the 113 and 1356 ?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #846273 by timofer(105)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Twenty drops, dilute water solutions, is typically taken as 1 milliliter.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The faucet leaking 60 drops per minute is then leaking \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Significant_figures \n" ); document.write( " |