Question

Patricia is filling a plastic pool with water using a bucket . The plastic pool holds 4 1/2 gallons of water. Each bucket holds 1 1/4 gallons of water. How many buckets of water does Patricia use to fill the plastic pool completely?​

Answer 1

Answer:

3 3/5

Step-by-step explanation:

4 1/2= 9/2

1 1/4= 5/4

Use Keep, Change, Flip method

9/2 x 4/5= 36/10

Simplify to 3 3/5

Patricia uses 3 3/5 buckets of water to fill the plastic pool completely.