The container holds water and it is 1/3 full. after pouring in 9 gallons of water, it is 5/6 full. How many gallons can the cont
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Answer:
Fraction of the garden used =
Step-by-step explanation:
The fifth graders to plant a butterfly garden.
We are given that
Clover grows in ½ of the garden
Daisies grow in ¼ of the garden
Coneflowers grow in ⅛ of the garden
milkweed grows in ⅛ of the garden
The fifth graders notice that the butterflies land on the clover and milkweed.
We are asked to find out the fraction of the garden that the butterflies used.
Fraction of the garden used = clover + milkweed
Fraction of the garden used =
The LCM of 2 and 8 is 8
Fraction of the garden used =
Fraction of the garden used =
Therefore, the butterflies used fraction of the garden.