Question

a container holds 52 cups of water. how much is this in gallons write your answers as a whole number, mixed number in simplest form

Answer 1

1 gallon = 16 cups, then

$52cups\cdot\frac{1\text{gal}}{16\text{cups}}=13/4\text{ gal}$

But 13/4=3+1/4. So, the container holds 3 1/4 gallons of water