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A cistern is leaking 0.25 liters of water per minute. Approximately how many gallons of water is the cistern losing per hour? (Please use dimensional analysis)

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The cistern is losing approximately 3.963 gallons of water per hour.

Explanation

A cistern is leaking 0.25 liters of water per minute.

We know, 1 gallon = 3.785 liters

So, 0.25 liters = [tex]\frac{0.25}{3.785}=0.06605...[/tex] gallons

That means, the cistern is losing 0.06605....gallons of water per minute.

So, the amount of water losing in 1 hour or 60 minutes [tex]=(0.06605...*60) gallons= 3.963 gallons[/tex] (Approximately)

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Answer:

Explanation

A cistern is leaking 0.25 liters of water per minute.

We know, 1 gallon = 3.785 liters

So, 0.25 liters =  gallons

That means, the cistern is losing 0.06605....gallons of water per minute.

So, the amount of water losing in 1 hour or 60

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