Question

A plant manager is ordering supplies for a week. He needs 36 m3 of fluid to run two shifts. Each tank holds 36 m3 of fluid. If he plans to run 9 shifts, how many tanks will he need?

Answer 1

4.5 Tanks, assuming you got it from USATESTPREP since that's what i got

Answer 2

Does this question have the following choices?
A) 9 tanks
B) 4 tanks
C) 36 tanks
D) 4.5 tanks

If so, then the answer would be letter D.

one tank has 36 m3 of fluid, which covers 2 shifts.

Divide the number of shifts needed by the number shifts each tank fills

9 shifts needed ÷ 2 shifts each tank fills

= 4.5