Question

A water meter overcharges residents for one gallon of water every 1 1/3 months. The overcharged amount w varies directly with time t. find the equation that models this direct variation. how many months it will take for the residents to be overcharged for 5 gallons of water?

Answer 1

@Chlorophyll

Answer 2

It called ratio:
w gallon / 5 months = 1 gal / ( 4/3)

Answer 3

Can you do cross product to find the number W gallon overcharge?

Answer 4

5=4/3w

Answer 5

is that right?

Answer 6

Do you know cross product ?

Answer 7

yes