Question

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

Answer 1

Answer:

4977.5

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

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