Question

A bathroom shower streams5 gallons of water in 2 minutes. How many gallons of water does the shower steam in 6 minutes

Answer 1

Use the given rate and a rule of three to find the answer, this way:

$\begin{gathered} 5gal\rightarrow2\min \\ x\rightarrow6\min \\ x=\frac{5gal\cdot6\min }{2\min } \\ x=15gal \end{gathered}$

The answer is 15 gallons of water.