Question

A gardener uses 1/3 of a liter of water to water 2/7 of a garden.

Watering the entire garden at this rate will require ? liters of water.

Answer 1

1 liter would water 6/7 of the garden plus 1/6 of a liter to water all off the garden. 1 1/6 liters.

Answer 2

`1 (1)/(6)\ liters`

Explanation:

we know that

Using a proportion

`((1/3))/((2/7))=(x)/((7/7)) \\ \\x=(1/3)*(7/2)\\ \\x=(7)/(6)\ liters\\ \\x=1 (1)/(6)\ liters`