A bucket has 28 liters of water in it is 2/3 full. How much can it hold?
(2/3)x = 28
x = 28 / (2/3)
x = (28/1) * (3/2)
x = ?
42
is it 42
Right!
To find out how much the bucket can hold, we can use the information that it is currently 2/3 full and contains 28 liters of water.
To solve this problem, you can set up a proportion. Since the bucket is 2/3 full, this means that 2/3 of its capacity is equal to 28 liters.
Let's represent the total capacity of the bucket as 'x' liters.
The proportion can be set up as:
(2/3) / x = 28 / 1
To solve for 'x', we can cross-multiply:
2 * 1 = 3 * 28
2 = 84
Now, we can solve for 'x' by dividing both sides of the equation by 3:
x = 84 / 3
Thus, the total capacity of the bucket is 28 liters * (3/2) = 42 liters.
Therefore, the bucket can hold a total of 42 liters of water.