Amount = Rate x Time
For instance, if you know that water leaks at the rate of 2.3 liters per hour, to find out the time that it take for 1 liter to leak: Amount = Rate x Time ---> 1 liter = 2.3 liters/hour x Time
Divide both sides by 2.3 liters/hour ---> 1/2.3 hours = Time
---> 0.435 hours = Time
(To change decimal hours into minutes, multiply by 60: 0.435 hours x 60 minutes/hour = 26 minutes.)