Question

A family prepares an emergency kit for their home. The kit contains 63 gallons of drinking water. The​ family's daily drinking water needs are 3 1/2 gallons for the adults and 1 3/4 gallons for the children. For how many days would this emergency water supply last the​ family

Answer 1

Answer: 12 days

Step-by-step explanation: They have 63 gallons, they are using approximately 5.25 per day, so if you divide you will get 12 days

Answer 2

12 days

Explanation:

Total gallons of the family's drinking water needs = gallons consumed by children + gallons consumed by adults

3
`(1)/(2)` + 1
`(3)/(4)` =

Converting to decimals

3.5 + 1.75 = 5.25 = 5
`(1)/(4)`

If there are 63 gallons, the water supply would last for :

63 / 5.25 =12 days