If a 55-gallon drum represented all the water on Earth, how much water would be in the oceans? about 2 gallons about 53 gallons About 0.55 gallons about 55 gallons

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asked Jun 25, 2019 122k views

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Darrin Doherty · Answer 1 · 2019-06-30T07:36:35+0000

Answer:

Option B, About
$53\\$ gallons

Step-by-step explanation:

As per the general consideration, it is said that nearly
%of water on earth is salty water.

Since salty water is found in ocean we can assume that nearly
% of water of planet earth is found in ocean.

Given,

The total water on planet earth is represented by a drum which consists of
$55\\$ gallons of water.

Thus water (in gallons) in oceans would be equal to

$(97)/(100) * 55\\= 53\\$ gallons.

Thus, Option B, is correct.