Problema Solution

Suppose

1.5

liters of water come out of a faucet each minute. For how many minutes was the faucet on if

18.6

liters of water came out?

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let 'x' represent the number of minutes that the faucet was on when 18.6 liters of water came out


1.5*x = 18.6


by solving we find


x = 12.4 min


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the faucet was on for 12.4 minutes.