If water is leaking from a certain tank at a constant rate of 1,200 milliliters per hour, how many seconds does it take for 1 milliliter of water to leak from the tank?

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Rodney Moss

19 June, 08:26

If water is leaking from a certain tank at a constant rate of 1,200 milliliters per hour, how many seconds does it take for 1 milliliter of water to leak from the tank?

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Lilah Campos · Answer 1

It will take 3 seconds for 1 milliliters of water to leak from the tank.

Explanation:

The rate of leak = volume of water/Time

Q = V/t ... equation 1

making t the subject of the equation above,

t = V/Q ... Equation 2.

where Q = rate of leak, V = volume of water, t = time

Given: Q = 1200 milliliters per hour, V = 1 milliliters.

Substituting these values into equation 2

t = 1/1200

t = 0.00083 hours.

If I hours = 3600 seconds,

Then, 0.00083 hours = 0.00083*3600 seconds

= 3 second.

Therefore it will take 3 seconds for 1 milliliters of water to leak from the tank.