a pipe leaks 45 gallons of water everyday. How many fluid ounces of water leak from the pipe per minute

To determine how many fluid ounces of water leak from the pipe per minute, we need to follow these steps:

1. **Convert gallons to fluid ounces**:  
   There are 128 fluid ounces in 1 gallon.

2. **Convert days to minutes**:  
   There are 24 hours in a day and 60 minutes in an hour, so there are \(24 \times 60 = 1,440\) minutes in a day.

Now, let's perform the conversion:

\[
\text{Fluid ounces per minute} = \left( 45 \text{ gallons per day} \right) \times \left( \frac{128 \text{ fluid ounces per gallon}}{1,440 \text{ minutes per day}} \right)
\]

\[
\text{Fluid ounces per minute} = \frac{45 \times 128}{1,440} \text{ fluid ounces per minute}
\]

\[
\text{Fluid ounces per minute} = \frac{5,760}{1,440} = 4 \text{ fluid ounces per minute}
\]

So, the pipe leaks **4 fluid ounces of water per minute**.

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1. How many gallons of water would leak in an hour?
2. How many liters of water leak from the pipe each day? (1 gallon ≈ 3.78541 liters)
3. If the pipe is fixed after 10 days, how many total gallons have leaked?
4. What is the rate of leakage in fluid ounces per second?
5. How much water would leak in a week in gallons?

**Tip:** When working with time-based rates, it's useful to break down the conversion process into smaller, manageable steps, such as converting days to hours, then to minutes.

Learn how to calculate the rate of water leakage from a pipe, converting gallons to fluid ounces per minute. Understand the process step-by-step with a detailed solution. Suitable for students in Grades 7-9.

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