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Complete the steps for converting 3.6 gallons per minute to milliliters per second.

Given:
1 gallon [tex]$= 3.79$[/tex] liters
1 liter [tex]$= 1,000$[/tex] milliliters

[tex]
\[
\frac{3.6 \text{ gal}}{1 \text{ min}} \times \frac{3.79 \text{ L}}{1 \text{ gal}} \times \frac{1,000 \text{ mL}}{1 \text{ L}} \times \frac{1 \text{ min}}{60 \text{ sec}} = \frac{227.4 \text{ mL}}{1 \text{ sec}}
\]
[/tex]

Tiles to be used:
- 1,000
- 3.79
- 60
- 227.4

Answer :

Alright, let's go through the steps for converting 3.6 gallons per minute to milliliters per second, and place the correct values in the blanks given in the expression.

1. Convert gallons to liters: Given that 1 gallon is equivalent to 3.79 liters, we start by converting gallons to liters.
[tex]\[
\frac{3.6 \text{ gal}}{1 \text{ min}} \times \frac{3.79 \text{ L}}{1 \text{ gal}}
\][/tex]

2. Convert liters to milliliters: Since 1 liter is equivalent to 1,000 milliliters, we then convert liters to milliliters.
[tex]\[
\frac{3.6 \text{ gal}}{1 \text{ min}} \times \frac{3.79 \text{ L}}{1 \text{ gal}} \times \frac{1000 \text{ mL}}{1 \text{ L}}
\][/tex]

3. Convert minutes to seconds: Finally, convert minutes to seconds, knowing that there are 60 seconds in 1 minute.
[tex]\[
\frac{3.6 \text{ gal}}{1 \text{ min}} \times \frac{3.79 \text{ L}}{1 \text{ gal}} \times \frac{1000 \text{ mL}}{1 \text{ L}} \times \frac{1 \text{ min}}{60 \text{ sec}}
\][/tex]

4. Calculate the final result: The calculated value shows us that 3.6 gallons per minute is equivalent to 227.4 milliliters per second.

Thus, the blanks should be filled as follows:
[tex]\[
\frac{3.6 \text{ gal}}{1 \text{ min}} \times \frac{3.79 \text{ L}}{1 \text{ gal}} \times \frac{1000 \text{ mL}}{1 \text{ L}} \times \frac{1 \text{ min}}{60 \text{ sec}} = 227.4 \frac{1 \text{ mL}}{\text{ sec}}
\][/tex]

So the complete expression is:
[tex]\[
\frac{3.6 \text{ gal}}{1 \text{ min}} \times \frac{3.79 \text{ L}}{1 \text{ gal}} \times \frac{1000 \text{ mL}}{1 \text{ L}} \times \frac{1 \text{ min}}{60 \text{ sec}} = 227.4 \frac{\text{ mL}}{\text{ sec}}
\][/tex]