Question

A family prepares an emergency kit for their home. The kit contains 63 gallons of drinking water. The​ family's daily drinking water needs are 3 1/2 gallons for the adults and 1 3/4 gallons for the children. For how many days would this emergency water supply last the​ family

Answer 1

Answer:

12 days

Step-by-step explanation:

Total gallons of the family's drinking water needs = gallons consumed by children + gallons consumed by adults

3$\frac{1}{2}$ + 1$\frac{3}{4}$ =

Converting to decimals

3.5 + 1.75 = 5.25 = 5$\frac{1}{4}$

If there are 63 gallons, the water supply would last for :

63 / 5.25 =12 days