Question

Carmine has a total of 9 7/8 gallons of milk in his refrigerator. For breakfast, his nephew Silvio puts 3/4 of the milk into his cereal bowl. How many gallons of milk does Silvio get in his cereal

Answer 1

Answer:

The volume of gallons used by Silvio = $7\frac{13}{32}$ gallons

Step-by-step explanation:

Total volume of milk = $9\frac{7}{8}$ = $\frac{79}{8}$

amount used by Silvio = $\frac{3}{4}$ of total volume

This means that if the total volume of milk were divided into four parts, Silvio takes 3 out of 4 parts, and this is converted to volume as follows:

∴ amount used by Silvio = $\frac{3}{4}$ × $\frac{79}{8}$ = $\frac{237}{32}$ = $7\frac{13}{32}$ gallons