a water purifying device has a flow of 20 ½ liters per hour. at this rate, how many liters will be produced in 2 ½ hours? ​

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Asked:

How much liters of water will be a water purifying device produced in 2 ½ hours?

Given:

The Given are a water purifying device has a flow of 20 ½ liters per hour and the liters of water will be produced in 2 ½ hours.

Operation:

Multiplacation

Number Sentence:

20.5 x 2.5 = N

Step By Step Solution:

First convert ½ to decimal like the procedure below.

Fraction to Decimal: Denominator ÷ Numerator

½ = 2 ÷ 1 = 0.5

So the fractions above are:

20 ½ = 20.5

2 ½ = 2.5

Then Multiply 20.5 by 2.5 like the procedure below:

20.5 x 2.5 = 51.25

Complete Answer:

The water purifying device can produce 51.25 liters of water in 2 ½ hours.

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