bob has a container with a capacity of 12 quarts. he wants to express this capacity in gallons. write a proportion to find the number of gallons of water bob's container can hold.
4/1 12/x
answer is 3 gallons because 12x1= 12 and the 4 so 12 divided by 4 is 3 so your answer is 3 gallons
4 quarts = 1 gallon
I'll be glad to check your proportion.
is it 3
Yes.
What is your proportion?
Right.
To express the capacity of Bob's container in gallons, we need to set up a proportion between quarts and gallons.
We know that 1 gallon is equal to 4 quarts. Therefore, the proportion can be set up as:
1 gallon / 4 quarts = x gallons / 12 quarts
To solve the proportion, we cross-multiply:
4 quarts * x gallons = 1 gallon * 12 quarts
4x gallons = 12 gallons
Dividing both sides by 4, we find:
x = 3
Therefore, Bob's container can hold 3 gallons of water.