Question

A cooler holds 15 liters of water. About how many gallons does it hold?

Answer 1

Explanation:

The cooler holds 15 liters of water

Give: 1 gallon ≈ 3.79 liters

15 liters of water has how many gallons?

Cross multiplying gives approximately:

(15 × 1) ÷ 3.79 = 3.957783641 gallons = 4 gallons rounded up to nearest gallon.

The cooler holds about 4 gallons.

Answer 2

Divide 15 by 3.79 to get your answer.

`(15)/(3.79) = 3.9`

The answer is 3.9 gallons, or you could round to 4.