Jason will use a 1/3 gallon pitcher to fill an empty 3/4 gallon water jug. How much water will he in order to completely fill the water jug?
he will use 3/4 gallon, of course.
If you wan to know how many times he needs to pour the 1/3 gallon pitcher into the jug, then (3/4) / (1/3) = 3/4 * 3/1 = 9/4.
To find out how much water Jason will need to completely fill the water jug, we need to find the difference between the capacity of the water jug and the capacity of the pitcher.
First, let's convert the capacities to a common denominator. The capacity of the pitcher is 1/3 gallon, and the capacity of the water jug is 3/4 gallon. We can convert 1/3 gallon to twelfths by multiplying both the numerator and denominator by 4: (1/3) x (4/4) = 4/12 gallon. So, the pitcher has a capacity of 4/12 gallon.
Now, let's subtract the capacity of the pitcher from the capacity of the water jug: 3/4 gallon - 4/12 gallon = 9/12 gallon - 4/12 gallon = 5/12 gallon.
Therefore, Jason will need 5/12 gallon of water to completely fill the water jug.