The floor tiles in the lab are 1 square foot and the lab is about 25 tiles wide and about 36 tiles from front to back. When the emergency shower was demonstrated , in 10 sec the water in the trash can was about 1 foot deep.One student estimated this was about 2.5 gallons. Estimate how deep the room will get in inches after a 15 minute shower.

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The floor tiles in the lab are 1 square foot and the lab is about 25 tiles wide and about 36 tiles from front to back. When the emergency shower was demonstrated , in 10 sec the water in the trash can was about 1 foot deep.One student estimated this was about 2.5 gallons. Estimate how deep the room will get in inches after a 15 minute shower.

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