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Carter brought 4 3/4 gallons of water on his 7 day camping trip. He determined they could drink 1/7 of the water each day. How many gallons of water can he drink each day?

A. 11/28
B. 17/29
C. 19/28
D. 19/21

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Answer:

The answer is option (C). The total quantity he drinks per day=19/28 gallons of water

Explanation:

The expression to get the amount of gallons he can drink in a day is as follows;

g=f×T

where;

g=quantity consumed per day

f=fraction of the total that's been drank

T=total quantity of water

In our case;

g=unknown

f=1/7

T=4 3/4 gallons

replacing;

g=(1/7)×4 3/4

g=(1/7)×(19/4)

g=19/28

The total quantity he drinks per day=19/28 gallons of water

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