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I have tried this problem several times and have come up with the unrealistic answer of about 110.8 hours. Can someone try and tell me their answer please? Thank you!
Let's decide, for the sake of water conversation, if you would be better off taking a long hot shower or filling the tub for a soak. Your bathtub is five feet long, two feet & four inches wide, and 20 inches deep. Typically you fill the tub 2/3 full to avoid displacing the water (Let's assume that the tub is a rectangular prism, by the way!)
A shower with an unrestricted flow showerhead will allow 3 gallons of water per minute to pass through it. You have to set your showerhead at 70% capacity for comfort sake. How many minutes would you have to shower before it would be ecologically correct to use the tub for a soak instead. (Note: To convert cubic feet to gallons, multiply by 7.48)
Let's decide, for the sake of water conversation, if you would be better off taking a long hot shower or filling the tub for a soak. Your bathtub is five feet long, two feet & four inches wide, and 20 inches deep. Typically you fill the tub 2/3 full to avoid displacing the water (Let's assume that the tub is a rectangular prism, by the way!)
A shower with an unrestricted flow showerhead will allow 3 gallons of water per minute to pass through it. You have to set your showerhead at 70% capacity for comfort sake. How many minutes would you have to shower before it would be ecologically correct to use the tub for a soak instead. (Note: To convert cubic feet to gallons, multiply by 7.48)