Question

4.61 gallons of milk is sold for $14.86. If you have $21.32 in your wallet. How many

gallons of milk you can buy?

Answer 1

You can buy approximately 6.6 gallons of milk.

Explanation:

We can solve this problem by making a proportion:

4.61 gallons/$14.86 = x gallons/$21.32

By cross-multiplying, we get:

4.61 × 21.32 = 14.86x

98.29 = 14.86x

x = 6.6 gallons