A kitchen sink faucet streams 0.5 gallon of water in 10 seconds. A bathroom sink faucet streams 0.75 gallon of water in 18 seconds. Which faucet will fill a


3-gallon container faster?

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Answer:

the kitchen sink faucet will fill the container faster than the bathroom faucet.

Step-by-step explanation:

I found the unit rate for both faucets in order to be able to compare them.

Kitchen faucet:

.5 gallons in 10 seconds   = 1 gallon in 20 seconds  (0.5 x 2= 1 gal, 10 sec x 2=20 seconds)

.75 gallons in 18 seconds  = 1 gallon in 24 seconds  (0.75 = 3/4     3/4 x 4/3=1 gallon, 18 x 4/3 = 24 seconds)