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.

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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.

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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.

Bones answered Sep 22, 2018

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Answer:

$1 (1)/(6)\ liters$

Explanation:

we know that

Using a proportion

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

Pansen answered Sep 25, 2018

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