SOLUTION: Ms. Payton consulted a pool manual to find the rate at which she should drain her swimming pool. The manual recommends that she drain the pool at a rate of 2500 liters per hour, bu

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Question 600613: Ms. Payton consulted a pool manual to find the rate at which she should drain her swimming pool. The manual recommends that she drain the pool at a rate of 2500 liters per hour, but Ms Payton wants to know the rate in gallons per minute. If there are about 3.8 liters to a gallon, what is the rate in gallons per minute?
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Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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In terms of units:
( liters / hour ) x ( hours / minute ) x ( gallons / liter )
Note that this is
( liters/liters ) x ( hours/hours) x ( gallons / minute ) = gallons/minute
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+2500%2A%28+1%2F60+%29%2A%28+1%2F3.8+%29+=+10.965+ gallons/minute