SOLUTION: Sara left a bin outside in her garden to collect rainwater. She notices that 1/8 gallon of water fills 2/3 of the bin. Write and solve an equation to find the amount of water that
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Question 1141325: Sara left a bin outside in her garden to collect rainwater. She notices that 1/8 gallon of water fills 2/3 of the bin. Write and solve an equation to find the amount of water that will fill the entire bin. Show your work. Explain your answer in words.
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(1/8) gallon=2/3 bin
(3/2)(1/8 gallon)=(3/2)(2/3) bin=1 bin
therefore there is (3/16) gallon water per bin
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