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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bibby · Answer

1 gallon contains 4 quarts.

You want to set up the proportion so that you can "cancel" the units like so:

$$\huge \frac{ 12\cancel{quarts} }{ ? }*\frac{ 1gallon }{ 4\cancel{quarts} }$$

anonymous · Answer

I have to also solve the proportion

bibby · Answer

you're really just dividing by 4. It's not a proportion you have to solve.

it's just fraction multiplication
12      1
--- * ---
1        4

anonymous · Answer

thanks

bibby · Answer

np np