Question

question 1-3
andrew who is from england, was visiting the us and filled up the gas tank in his rental car. he noticed that the flow rate of gas was 5.0 gallons per minute. in england, they use the metric system. what is the gas flow rate in england in liters per second? (1 gallon ≈ 3.785 liters)
○ 79 liters/sec
○ 0.32 liters/sec
○ 0.022 liters/sec
○ 1136 liters/sec

Explanation:

Step1: Convert gallons to liters

We know that 1 gallon is approximately 3.785 liters, and the flow rate is 5.0 gallons per minute. So first, we convert gallons to liters by multiplying the number of gallons by the conversion factor.
The volume in liters per minute is $5.0 \text{ gallons/min} \times 3.785 \text{ liters/gallon} = 18.925 \text{ liters/min}$.

Step2: Convert minutes to seconds

There are 60 seconds in a minute, so we convert liters per minute to liters per second by dividing by 60.
The flow rate in liters per second is $\frac{18.925 \text{ liters/min}}{60 \text{ sec/min}} \approx 0.315 \text{ liters/sec}$, which is approximately 0.32 liters/sec.

Answer:

0.32 Liters/sec (corresponding to the option "0.32 Liters/sec")