Question: A sea-level automobile tire is initially at 32 lbf/in2 gage pressure and 75F. When it is punctured with a hole which resembles a converging nozzle,

A sea-level automobile tire is initially at 32 lbf/in2 gage pressure and 75°F. When it is punctured with a hole which resembles a converging nozzle, its pressure drops to 15 lbf/in2 gage in 12 min. Estimate the size of the hole, in thousandths of an inch?

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