A 2,000 gallon tender makes the round trip between the dump site and fill site in 12 minutes. What is its flow rating in gpm?

To determine the flow rating in gallons per minute (gpm) for the tender, we must first establish how long it is actually delivering water. The tender has a round trip time of 12 minutes, during which it travels to a fill site and then returns to a dump site. However, the key factor in calculating flow rate is the amount of time the tender is actually discharging water during its round trip.

Assuming the tender discharges its entire 2,000 gallons at the dump site before heading back to refill, we would need to calculate the effective discharge time. If we assume that the loading time at the fill site is negligible or that the tender discharges immediately before it starts its return trip, we consider the flow during the entire activity of dumping.

To find the flow rate, we use the formula for flow rate:

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\text{Flow Rate (gpm)} = \frac{\text{Total Gallons Delivered}}{\text{Time in Minutes}}

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In this case, if the tender delivers 2,000 gallons in 12 minutes, the calculation would be:

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\text{Flow Rate} = \frac{2000 \text{ gallons}}{12 \text{ minutes}} \approx