A washing machine is filling up with water at a constant rate. The rate is 3/4 of a gallon in 1/5 of a minute. Don Calculated the unit rate to be 3/20 of a gallon per minute. What did he do wrong?

Respuesta :

First, you have to see how many gallons fill in a minute, obviously, so take 3/4 and divide it by 1/5, which gives 15/4. so you can see, don multiplied the two numbers instead of dividing, which is what he did wrong.

A fraction is a way to describe a part of a whole. Don is wrong he had multiplied the fraction instead of dividing them.

What is a Fraction?

A fraction is a way to describe a part of a whole. such as the fraction ¼ can be described as 0.25.

Given that the rate of water is 3/4 of a gallon in 1/5 of a minute. Therefore, the rate of water filling is,

Rate = (3/4) gallon / (1/5) minute

         = (3×5)/(1×4) gallons per minute

         = 15/4 gallons per minute

Since Don Calculated the unit rate to be 3/20 of a gallon per minute. Therefore, Don is wrong he had multiplied the fraction instead of dividing them.

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