Question

1. modeling real life the maximum allowed flow rate for a shower head in california is 42.5 gallons of water in 17 minutes. about how much greater is this than the maximum allowed flow rate for a kitchen faucet in california?

california allowed
flow rate per minute (gallons)
kitchen faucet 2.2

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate shower head flow rate per minute

To find the flow rate of the shower head per minute, we divide the total gallons (42.5) by the total minutes (17). So, the flow rate for the shower head is $\frac{42.5}{17}$.
Calculating that: $42.5\div17 = 2.5$ gallons per minute.

Step2: Find the difference in flow rates

We know the kitchen faucet flow rate is 2.2 gallons per minute. To find how much greater the shower head flow rate is, we subtract the kitchen faucet's rate from the shower head's rate. So, $2.5 - 2.2$.
Calculating that: $2.5 - 2.2 = 0.3$ gallons per minute.

Answer:

The shower head's maximum allowed flow rate is about 0.3 gallons per minute greater than the kitchen faucet's.