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Amy and her team had to fill a 400-pound barrel with water. They realized each bucket filled 1/16 of the barrel. Each bucket held 4 gallons. Write and solve an equation to find …

Amy and her team had to fill a 400-pound barrel with water. They realized each bucket filled 1/16 of the barrel. Each bucket held 4 gallons. Write and solve an equation to find …
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Amy and her team had to fill a 400-pound barrel with water. They realized each bucket filled 1/16 of the barrel. Each bucket held 4 gallons. Write and solve an equation to find the amount of water that will fill the entire barrel. Show your work. Explain your answer in words.

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4 x 16 = 64gal, to get this answer you need to take 4 and multiply it by sixteen, the 4 is how many gallons each bucket holds and the sixteen is how many times you will need to fill the bucket up and pour it into the barrel.
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