Question

The container that holds the water for the football team is
1/6
full. After pouring in
5
gallons of water, it is
1/2
full. How many gallons can the container hold?

Answer 1

@MiaSan5653 last one lol

Answer 2

Okay, We will do the same think and get a denominator of six. to do this multiply 1/2 by three

Answer 3

Make sure the bottom number is a six and the fraction will still divide into .5 to check your work

Answer 4

that would be 3?

Answer 5

Yeah. Find the difference between 3/6 and 1/6

Answer 6

2/6

Answer 7

Okay. 2/6 can reduce to 1/3 so we will do that to make things simpler

Answer 8

This means that after 5 gallons of water, 1/3 of the container fills. Based off of this, find how much is needed to fill the whole thing

Answer 9

how do i do that?

Answer 10

1/3 of the tank is 5. to find 3/3 of the tank multiply by 3

Answer 11

multiply 1/3 and 3?

Answer 12

that would be 1

Answer 13

nope. 5 and 3

Answer 14

15

Answer 15

correct

Answer 16

so that is the answer?

Answer 17

yes

Answer 18

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP!!!

Answer 19

you,re welcome