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Wastewater is filling barrels at the rate of 11 quarts per hour. The recycling facility picks up 120 full barrels on each trip, and each barrel holds 12 quarts of wastewater. How many days are between each pickup? Show your work to receive full credit. (10 points)

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(1 h)/(11 qt) * (12 qt)/(1 barrel) * (120 barrels/pickup) * (1 day)/(24 h)
.. = 12*120/(11*24) day/pickup
.. = 5 5/11 days/pickup

120 barrels will be filled every 5 5/11 days. Some trips will be 5 days apart, some trips will be 6 days apart.

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