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A common household faucet has a flow rate of around $5 L/min$ . What is this flow rate in $m^{3} /hr$ ?

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Solution

The correct option is C 0.3
First we need to know the two conversion factors for each set of units.

Volume: $1000 L = 1 m^{3}$

Time: $60 min = 1 hr$
So $5 L/min = \frac{5 \times \frac{1}{1000}}{\frac{1}{60}} = 0.3 \frac{m^{3}}{hr}$

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A common household faucet has a flow rate of around 5 L/min. What is this flow rate in m3/hr?

The correct option is C 0.3First we need to know the two conversion factors for each set of units. Volume: 1000 L=1 m3 Time: 60 min=1 hr So 5 L/min=5×11000160=0.3 m3 hr

A common household faucet has a flow rate of around $5 L/min$ . What is this flow rate in $m^{3} /hr$ ?

The correct option is C 0.3
First we need to know the two conversion factors for each set of units.

Volume: $1000 L = 1 m^{3}$

Time: $60 min = 1 hr$
So $5 L/min = \frac{5 \times \frac{1}{1000}}{\frac{1}{60}} = 0.3 \frac{m^{3}}{hr}$