Nancy left a bin outside in her garden to collect rainwater. She notices that 1 over 2 gallon of water fills 2 over 3 of the bin. Write and solve an equation to find the amount of water that will fill the entire bin

please help

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Nancy left a bin outside in her garden to collect rainwater. She notices that 1 over 2 gallon of water fills 2 over 3 of the bin. Write and solve an equation to find the amount of water that will fill the entire bin

please help

anonymous · Answer

@quickstudent

anonymous · Answer

if any of you help i will give you a metal and be a fan

butterflyhope · Answer

1/3 thirds of the water fills 2/3 thirds of the bin

anonymous · Answer

sorry i didnt post the full question

anonymous · Answer

@ButterflyHope

butterflyhope · Answer

Ohhh I was like um that isn't really a question but ok xD

anonymous · Answer

@jgirl128

texaschic101 · Answer

will a proportion work ?

(1/2) / (2/3) = x / (3/3) --- 1/2 gal to 2/3 bin = x gal to 3/3 bin)
cross multiply
(2/3)(x) = (1/2)(3/3)
2/3x = 3/3
x = (3/3) / (2/3)
x = 3/3 * 3/2
x = 9/6 = 1 1/2

the amount of water that would fill the entire bin is : 1 1/2 gallons or 1.5 gallons