Question

13 gallons of water are used to completely fill 3 fish tanks. If each tank holds the same amount of water, how many gallons will each tank hold?

Express your answer as a mixed number.

Answer 1

4.33 gallons should be your answer

Answer 2

Each tank holds 4.33 gallons of water.

Explanation:

Gallons of water used to fill tanks = 13 gallons

Number of fish tanks filled = 3 fish tanks

To calculate the amount of water in one tank, we will divide gallons of water used to fill tanks by number of fish tanks filled.

Water in one tank =

Water in one tank = 4.33 gallons

Each tank holds 4.33 gallons of water.