The house Trevor's family lives in has 6 people (including Trevor) and 3 bathrooms. In the past month, each person showered for an average of 480 minutes and used an average 72 liters of shower water (over the entire month). Water costs 0.20 dollars per liter.How much money did Trevor's family spend, in total, on shower water in the past month?____dollars
Q. The house Trevor's family lives in has 6 people (including Trevor) and 3 bathrooms. In the past month, each person showered for an average of 480 minutes and used an average 72 liters of shower water (over the entire month). Water costs 0.20 dollars per liter.How much money did Trevor's family spend, in total, on shower water in the past month?____dollars
Calculate Water Usage: Calculate the total water usage for one person in a month. Each person used 72 liters of water for showering.
Find Total Family Usage: Multiply the total water usage per person by the number of people in Trevor's family to find the total water usage for the family. 72liters/person×6people=432liters.
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