Question

8 gallons of soil are needed to fill o large plantpots. How many gallons are needed to fill 1 pot?Give your answer as a mixed number.

Answer 1

Let be "x" the amount of gallons of soil needed to fill 1 plant pot.

According to the information given in the exercise, you need 8 gallons of soil to fill 6 large plant plots. Then, using this information you can set up the following proportion:

$\frac{8}{6}=\frac{x}{1}$

Now you need to solve for the variable "x", in order to find its value:

1. Remember that:

$\frac{a}{1}=a$

Then:

$\frac{8}{6}=x$

2. Finally you can simplify the fraction:

$x=\frac{4}{3}$

In order to write the result as a Mixed number, you can follow this steps:

- Divide the numerator by the denominator.

- The Quotient will be the whole part of the Mixed number.

- The Remainder will be the new numerator.

- Use the original denominator 3.

Then, you get:

$x=1\frac{1}{3}$

The answer is:

$1\frac{1}{3}gallons$