Mr.Quakers science class has a 16 gallon aquarium that is 3/5 full. How much water is needed to fill it?
You need 2/5 more to fill it so multiply 2/5 time 16
or you could multiply 3/5 times 16 and subtract that number from 16.
6 2/5
yes
To find out how much water is needed to fill the aquarium, we need to calculate the difference between the current amount of water in the aquarium and its full capacity.
First, we can determine the amount of water currently in the aquarium. We are given that the aquarium is 3/5 full. To calculate this, we multiply the capacity of the aquarium (16 gallons) by 3/5:
3/5 * 16 gallons = (3 * 16) / 5 = 48 / 5 = 9.6 gallons
So, currently, there are 9.6 gallons of water in the aquarium.
To find out how much more water is needed to fill the aquarium completely, we subtract the current amount of water from the full capacity:
16 gallons - 9.6 gallons = 6.4 gallons
Therefore, Mr. Quakers' science class needs 6.4 gallons of water to fill the aquarium completely.