If two water towers can hold 905 gallons of water, how much water can 11 water towers can hold

Mathematics

2 answers:

KonstantinChe [14]2 years ago

8 0

Answer:

4977.5

Step-by-step explanation:

kotykmax [81]2 years ago

7 0

Answer:

4977.5 gallons

Step-by-step explanation:

We can write a proportion to solve

2 towers 11 towers

--------------- = ---------------

905 gallons x gallons

Using cross products

2 * x = 905 * 11

2x =9955

Divide each side by 2

2x/2 = 9955/2

x =4977.5 gallons

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