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Jason left a bin outside in his garden to collect rainwater. He notices that 1 over 5 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.

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Jason left a bin outside in his garden to collect rainwater. He notices that 1 over 5 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.

soahelp · Answer

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texaschic101 · Answer

(1/5) / (2/3) = x/1 --- (1/5 water to 2/3 bin = x water to 1 bin)
now we cross multiply
2/3x = 1/5
x = (1/5) / (2/3)
x = 1/5 * 3/2
x = 3/10

check..
1/5 = 2/3 of 3/10
1/5 = 2/3 * 3/10
1/5 = 6/30
1/5 = 1/5 (correct)

if I am not mistaken, 3/10 gallons of  water fills the entire bin.....but this is a proportion...not exactly an equation.

texaschic101 · Answer

I guess the equation could be 2/3x = 1/5 with x representing 1 entire bin