SOLUTION: assume that when you take a bath, you fill a tub to the halfway point. the tub measures 6 ft by 2 feet by 2.4 feet. when you shower you use a shower head with a flow rate of 2.23 g

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Question 945532: assume that when you take a bath, you fill a tub to the halfway point. the tub measures 6 ft by 2 feet by 2.4 feet. when you shower you use a shower head with a flow rate of 2.23 gallons per minute, and you typically spend 8 minutes in the shower there are 7.5 gallons in one cubic foot.
BAth: you are using _____ more cubic feet of water than you do taking a shower
shower: you use ____ more cubic feet of water than taking a bath

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Bath cubic feet for 1/2 tub=(6ft)(2.4ft)(2ft)(.5)=14.4 cu ft
Shower (2.23 gal/min)(8 min)=17.84 gal V=(17.84 gal)(1 cu ft/7.5 gal)=2.38 cu ft
ANSWER: Comparing a bath and shower under the given conditions, a bath takes 12.02 cu ft more water than a shower.