Bob has a container with a capacity of 12 quarts. He wants to express this capacity in gallons. Write a proportion to find the number of gallons of water Bob's container can hold.

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anonymous · Answer

http://www.asknumbers.com/QuartsToGallonsConversion.aspx 4 Quarts = 1 gallon 1 Quart = 0.25 gallons

anonymous · Answer

yeah i know but what would the proportion be?

jlastino · Answer

So 1:4 = x:12

x is the number of gallons

x=3

jlastino · Answer

its 1:4 = x:12 
the cross products of the two must be equal

jlastino · Answer

yeah 1/4 = x/12