SOLUTION: if a leaky faucet drips one ounce of water per minute, approimiately how many gallons per day would that be?

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Question 373898: if a leaky faucet drips one ounce of water per minute, approimiately how many gallons per day would that be?

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Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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1 ounce per minute
60 ounces per hour
60*24 = 1440 ounces per day
1 ounce = 0.0078 gallons
1440 ounces = 11.25 gallons /day
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Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 24 times 60 = 1440 minutes in a day, so that is 1440 ounces in a day. There are 128 ounces in a gallon. Divide 1440 by 128.


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