document.write( "Question 112882: Lauren's watering can hold 2 and 7/8 gallons of water. She is watering the plants in her garden, which usually need 6 gallons of water. How many times will she need to fill up her plants? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #82234 by ptaylor(2198) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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\n" ); document.write( "I think you mean \"----fill up her watering can----\"???\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "once will give her 2 7/8 gal
\n" ); document.write( "twice will give her 4 14/8 or 5 6/8 or 5 3/4 gal---still not hardly enough
\n" ); document.write( "three times is the answer\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "ANOTHER WAY:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let x=number of times that she needs to fill up her can\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, our equation to solve is \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(2 7/8)x=6
\n" ); document.write( "2=16/8; 16/8+7/8=23/8 So:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(23/8)x=6 multiply both sides by 8\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "23x=48 divide both sides by 23
\n" ); document.write( "x= 2 2/23 times to be exact---I would just fill it three times.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "CK\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(2 2/23)(2 7/8)=6
\n" ); document.write( "(48/23)(23/8)=6
\n" ); document.write( "6=6\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor\r
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