Question

a mower uses 5/16 gallon of gas to mow the back yard. the side yard is only 2/3 the size of the backyard. How much gas will be needed to mow the side yard?

Answer 1

(5/24) gallons of gas to mow the side yard

Explanation:

We can easily solve this proble by applying a rule of three

5/16 gallons of gas --------------------------------- for 1 backyard

x gallons of gas ------------------------------------- 2/3 backyard

x = ((2/3)/1)*(5/16) gallons of gas

x = ((2/3))*(5/16) gallons of gas

x = ((10/48) gallons of gas

x = (5/24) gallons of gas