Suppose a quantity is measured in liters and time is measured in seconds

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Problem

Suppose a quantity

y

is measured in liters and time

t

is measured in seconds. If

y

satisfies

\dfrac{dy}{dt}=ky

, what are the units of the proportionality constant

k

? (a) dimensionless (b)

\text{L}\,\text{s}^{-1}

(c)

\text{s}^{-1}

(d)

\text{s}