Answer :
If a pipe is leaking at a rate of 8 US fluid ounces per minute, then 3.75 US liquid gallons of the fluid will leak from the pipe in an hour.
As per the question statement, a pipe is leaking at a rate of 8 US fluid ounces per minute and we are required to calculate the amount of leak that will occur at the same rate of leakage, in an hour, in the units of US liquid gallons.
To solve this question, we need to know to know about two basic mathematical conversions, i.e.,
1 US Liquid Ounce = 0.00781 US Liquid Gallons, and
1 hour = 60 minutes.
Therefore, amount of leak that will occur at the rate of 8 US fluid ounces per minute, in an hour = [tex](8 * 60)=480[/tex] US fluid ounces.
And 480 US fluid ounces = [tex](0.00781 * 480)=3.75[/tex] US Liquid Gallons.
Hence, 3.75 US Liquid Gallons of fluid will leak from the pipe in an hour.
- Fluid Ounce: It is an unit of volume, used for measuring liquids. "The British Imperial" and the "United States customary" fluid ounce are the only two that are still in use. The US Fluid ounce is an unit of capacity equal to one-sixteenth of a US pint (approximately 0.03 liter), while the British Imperial fluid ounce a unit of capacity equal to one twentieth of a pint (approximately 0.028 liter).
- Liquid Gallons: In the United States, Liquid Gallon is an unit of liquid capacity equal to four quarts or 231 cubic inches or 3.785 liters, while in the Great Britain, also known as the "Imperial Gallon", it is an unit of liquid and dry capacity equal to four quarts or 277.42 cubic inches or 4.544 liters.
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