Question

A bucket contains 11 2/3 gallons of water and 5/6 is full. How many gallons of water would be in a full bucket? Write a multiplication and division equation to represent the situation.

Answer 1

Answer: 14 gallons of water

Explanation:

A bucket contains 11 2/3 gallons of water and 5/6 full

to fill the bucket will be 6/6 0r 1 full and contain ? gallons

using proportion

1 / (5/6) * 11 2/3 gallons of water

6/5 * 1 * 11 2/3 = 14 gallons of water

Answer 2

14 gallons

Explanation:

If 11 2/3 gallons represents 5/6 full bucket then we can equate that

x=1 full

`x=\frac {11 2/3}{5/6}=14`

Therefore, the bucket requires 14 gallons