Question

Suppose a weather reporter has mistakenly reported the amount of water that flooded 1 kilometer of a roadway to be 30,000 gallons. If car accidents occur when the water reaches 30,000 liters per 0.5 kilometer, would the cars be in danger of an accident? Explain your answer. (Hint: 1 liter = 0.26 gallons.)

Answer 1

Ok so I did the calculations and there are 0.26 litres in one gallon then i multiplied 0.26 by 30000, and that gave me 78000, so there are 78000 litres in one kilometer but since i needed half a kilometer i divided 78000 by two which gave me 3,900 so the answer would be 3,900 litres of water per half kilometer so therefore the cars are not in danger of a car accident