Question

A leaky faucet drips at the rate of $300mL$ $perhour$. How long will it take to fill a $10L$ container?

Answer 1

Finding time to fill the container:

A leaky faucet drips at the rate of $300mL$ $perhour$.

We know,

$1litre=1000mL$.

$\Rightarrow 300mL=0.3litre$

So, the rate of dripping is $0.3$ litre per hour.

We obtain $10$ by multiplying $33.33$ by $0.3$.

Thus, to find the time required to fill $10L$ container multiply $1$ by $33.33$.

Therefore, a container of $10L$ fill in $33.33hour$.