Question 336095: Water is dripping at the rate of 2.3 gallons per hour. If water costs $.002 per gallon, how much does this drip cost every day? Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Water is dripping at the rate of 2.3 gallons per hour. If water costs $.002 per gallon, how much does this drip cost every day?
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Since there are 24 hours in a day, the total gallons dripped is:
24 * 2.3 = 55.2 gallons
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Since each gallon is $.002
.002 * 55.2 = $0.11
It costs eleven cents per day.
