Question

A pool had 10 1/2 gallons of water in it Jake and his friend splashed g gallons of water out of the pool. There are 7 7/8 gallons still left in the pool. Writ and solve an equation to find how much water was splashed out the pool.

Answer 1

Answer: 6/625 gallons of water wa splashed out of the pool

Step-by-step explanation:

Total number of gallons of water in the pool was 10 1/2. Converting to improper fraction, it becomes

21/2 gallons.

Jake and his friend splashed g gallons of water out of the pool. There are 7 7/8 gallons still left in the pool. Converting 7 7/8 to improper fraction, it becomes

63/8 gallons

This means that

g + 63/8 = 21/2

g = 21/2 - 63/8 = (84 - 63)/8

g = 21/8 = 2.625 gallons