SOLUTION: You use 4 gallons of water on 30 plants in your garden at that rate how much water will it take to water 45 plants.

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Question 995508: You use 4 gallons of water on 30 plants in your garden at that rate how much water will it take to water 45 plants.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You use 4 gallons of water on 30 plants in your garden at that rate how much water will it take to water 45 plants.
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Use a proportion::
x/45 = 4/30
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x = 45(2/15)
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x = 3*2 = 6 gallons
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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