Chapter 6, Problem 26SGR

To determine

To calculate:Tofind how many milliliters per second is $50$ gallons per hour

Answer to Problem 26SGR

  $50$ gallons per hour is equal to $3154.59$ milliliters per second

Explanation of Solution

Given information: A swimming pool is being drained at a rate of $50$ gallons per hour

Calculation:

Given that a swimming pool is being drained at a rate of $50$ gallons per hour

Hence, rate is $50$ gallons per hour

Converting into milliliters per second using below conversion

  $1hour=60seconds$

  $1gal=3785.51mL$

Thus,

  $50gallonsperhour=\frac{50\times 3785.51mL}{60sec}$

On solving,

  $\begin{array}{l}50gallonsperhour=\frac{189275.5}{60}mL/sec\\ 50gallonsperhour=3154.5916mL/sec\end{array}$

On rounding to nearest hundredth,

  $50gallonsperhour\approx 3154.59mL/sec$

Hence, $50gallonsperhour\approx 3154.59mL/sec$