Question

Gerald’s bucket lost a total of 8/5 in. of water when the hot summer sun came out. He estimated that he lost 2/15 in. an hour. How many hours did it take Gerald to lose 8/5 in. of water?
Write an expression to represent the problem, then solve the problem by showing all of your steps.
Explain what your solution means in the context of the problem.

How are the rules for the division of signed numbers similar to the rules for the multiplication of signed numbers?

How is a rational number converted to its decimal form? What is the decimal form of 2/9? Can you predict the decimal form of 3/9?

Answer 1

Answer:

It took 12 hours to lose the water

Step-by-step explanation:

The total amount of water lost from Gerald’s bucket is    inch

The amount of water he estimated  to be lost in a single hour is    inch

Dividing the total water lost by water lost per hour, we can get the the total number of hours it took to lose the water.

Therefore, it took 12 hours to lose the water.