Water flows from a shower at the rate of .42 cubic feet per minute. Do you use more water taking a 14 minute shower or by filling a bathtub with .5 cubic yards of water? How much? (1cubicyard = 27cubicfeet)
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We know that the shower uses .42 cubic feet of water per minute, so in 14 minutes, it would use .42 * 14 = 5.88 cubic feet of water. Show more…
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