four quarts equals one gallon
(a) write the two unit multipliers implied by this statement
(b) use one of the unit multipliers to convert 1,000,000 gallons to quarts.

Question

four quarts equals one gallon 
(a) write the two unit multipliers implied by this statement
(b) use one of the unit multipliers to convert 1,000,000 gallons to quarts.

mrnood · Answer

1 gallon = ?quart
1quart = ? gall

fill in those ? for the first part....

mathmale · Answer

These two equations tell us essentially the same thing; only the order (gallons, quarts) is different.  That's the only reason why the two unknowns (  ?  ) are different.

Have y ou ever bought a quart of milk?
What is the commonest next larger size of a container of milk?

anonymous · Answer

1 gallon equals 4 quarts
1 quart equals 1/4 gallon