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It takes 3 buckets of water to fill 1/3 of a fish tank. How many buckets are needed to fill the whole tank

It takes 3 buckets of water to fill 1/3 of a fish tank. How many buckets are needed to fill the whole tank
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it takes 3 buckets of water to fill 1/3 of a fish tank. How many buckets are needed to fill the whole tank

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3\ buckets\ to\ fill\ (1)/(3)\ of\ tank\\\\ x\ buckets\ to\ fill\ 1\ tank\\\\ proportion:\\ 3-(1)/(3)\\ x-1\\\\cross\ multiplication:\\ 3*1=(1)/(3)x\ \ \ | multiply\ by\ 3\\\\ x=9\\\\ To\ fill\ 1\ tank\ we\ need\ 9\ buckets.
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