Answer:
≈3.39130434783 gallons per minute
Step-by-step explanation:
The information we get is a ratio, describing how many gallons of water will be wasted in 23 minutes, expressed as:
[tex]78 : 23[/tex] OR [tex]\frac{78}{23}[/tex]
We will use the fraction, the denominator is representing the time, which in this case, is 23 minutes. We want to have the denominator as 1 to find how much water will be spilled in one minute, to do this, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by 23:
[tex]\frac{78/23}{23/23} \\ =\frac{3.39130434783...}{1}[/tex]
And of course, if there's a need to round, go ahead.
And please do not waste water!
