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Question 1043806: a jar with a 3-gallon capacity is used to fill a tank with water. the jar is partly or fully filled with water from a faucet, and the jar is then taken to the tank where the water is emptied into the tank. if the tank's capacity is 91 gallons, what is the minimum number of trips needed to fill the tank?
Answer by ikleyn(52805)   (Show Source):
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a jar with a 3-gallon capacity is used to fill a tank with water. the jar is partly or fully filled with water from a faucet,
and the jar is then taken to the tank where the water is emptied into the tank. if the tank's capacity is 91 gallons,
what is the minimum number of trips needed to fill the tank?
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1. Divide 91 by 3.
2. Take the biggest integer which is equal or less of this quotient. (It is 30).
3. If it LESS than the quotient (which is exactly our case) then add 1.
Answer. 31.
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