A five-gallon bucket was completely filled with water. The bucket has a small leak that causes it to lose 8 fluid ounces of water every 15 minutes. If the leak continues at the same rate, how long will it take for the bucket to become half full? 1 gal = 128 fl oz

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Answer:

600 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

We start with a bucket that is completely full- it has five gallons of water.

5 gallons of water = 5 (128) fl oz = 640 fl oz

Half of 640 fl oz is 320 fl oz, which is the amount we are looking for.

So, we divide [tex]\frac{320}{8}[/tex] to find how many times it will take for the bucket to become half-full, which is 40 times.

Now, we multiply 40 by 15 minutes, so we get 40 × 15 = 600 minutes