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The helvie family drinks 1 3/4 gallons of milk every 4 1/2 days. what is the unit rate of milk they drink per day?

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The Helvie family drinks 7/18 of a gallon of milk per day. Divide the total amount of milk drunk by the number of days. 1 3/4 / 4 1/2 7/4 / 9/2 Division by a fraction is the same as multiplication after swapping the top and bottom of the fraction 7/4 * 2/9 = 14/36 = 7/18
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