Question

An estimate of ​24.5% of the water used each day is for cooking. If a family uses 68.6 gallons of water a day for cooking ​, how many gallons do they use every​ day?

Answer 1

They use 280 gallons a day.

24.5 times 2.8 is 68.6

24.5% of 100 is 24.5

100 times 2.8 is 280