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In a pet store, the small fishbowl holds up to 2 2/5 gallons
of water. the large fishbowl holds up to 2 1/3 times as
much water as the small fishbowl.
eloise draws this model to represent the number of
gallons of water the large fishbowl will hold.
how many gallons of water does the large fishbowl
hold?
enter your answer as a mixed number in simplest form
by filling in the boxes.

Respuesta :

The large fishbowl hold 5.6 gallons of water. The volume of the large. fishbowl is denoted by y in the given problem.

What is volume?

The term “volume” refers to the amount of three-dimensional space taken up by an item or a closed surface. It is denoted by V and its SI unit is in cubic cm.

The volume of the small fishbowl is x

The volume of the large fishbowl is y

From the problem, the large fishbowl holds up to [tex]\rm 2\frac{1}{3}[/tex] times as much water as the small fishbowl.

[tex]\rm y = 2\frac{1}{3} x\\\\\ x= 2\frac{2}{5} =2.4\\\\ y= 2.333\times 2.4 \\\\\ y=5.6 \ gallon[/tex]

Hence, the large fishbowl hold 5.6 gallons of water.

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