Question

How many times can a 40-gallon barrel be filled from 5 casks, each holding 120 gallons?

Answer 1

Answer:

It can be filled 15 times

Step-by-step explanation:

If 5 casks hold 120 gallons each,

5x120= 600

To find how many times a 40gallon barrel can be filled,

= 600/40

= 15

This means a 40 gallon barrel will be filled 15 times.

Answer 2

Answer:

15 times

Step-by-step explanation:

Each cask holds 120 gallons, so if we have 5 casks, we have a total of 120 * 5 = 600 gallons

We want to know how many times can a 40-gallon barrel can be filled, so we can do a rule of three:

1 barrel -> 40 gallons

X barrels -> 600 gallons

1/X = 40/600

X = 600/40 = 15 barrels

So the barrel can be filled 15 times