Answer:
Julia has enough gallons of gas to mow the two yards.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Total yards Julia has to mow = 2
Gas in gallons required for the 1st yard =
Gas in gallons required for the 1st yard =
Gallons of gas Julia has = .
To find if she has enough gas to mow the two yards.
Solution:
In order to find the total gas she would require to mow two yards, we will add the amounts of gas required for each yard.
<em>Total amount of gas required to mow 2 yards is :</em>
<em>⇒ Gallons of gas required for 1st yard + Gallons of gas required for 2nd yard</em>
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<em>To add fractions we will need take least common denominator between 16 and 5. </em>
On comparing the multiples of 16 and 5, we find out the least common multiple is 80.
To make the denominators common, we will multiply the numerators and denominators with such a number that gives 80 as denominator.
So, we have:
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Then, we add the numerators.
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⇒ 1.21 gallons
Julia has gallons of gas which is = 1.5 gallons.
Since 1.5>1.21, therefore we can say Julia has enough gallons of gas to mow the two yards.