Question

It is a Saturday morning and Jeremy has discovered he has a leak coming from the water heater in his attic. Since plumbers charge extra to come out on weekends, Jeremy is planning to use buckets to catch the dripping water. He places a bucket under the drip and steps outside to walk the dog. In half an hour, the bucket is 1/5 of the way full. What is the rate at which the water is leaking?

Answer 1

Ok, so if in Half hour, it leaks 1/5 of the way, to find the rate for one hour, you would multiply the 1/5 by 2 to get 2/5 as your final answer. You would multiply by 2 because 30x2 = 60, and 60 is one hour.