A bucket contains 11 2/3 gallons of water and 5/6 is full. How many gallons of water would be in a full bucket? Write a multipli

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SVEN [57.7K] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-09T13:37:58+03:00

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Answer: 14 gallons of water

Step-by-step explanation:

A bucket contains 11 2/3 gallons of water and 5/6 full

to fill the bucket will be 6/6 0r 1 full and contain ? gallons

using proportion

1 / (5/6) * 11 2/3 gallons of water

6/5 * 1 * 11 2/3 = 14 gallons of water

vagabundo [1.1K] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-09T11:37:04+03:00

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Answer:

14 gallons

Step-by-step explanation:

If 11 2/3 gallons represents 5/6 full bucket then we can equate that

x=1 full

$x=\frac {11 2/3}{5/6}=14$

Therefore, the bucket requires 14 gallons