Question

Bill has 23 3/4 gallons of water in his aquarium. He adds 18 3/5 more gallons. How much water is in his aquarium?

Answer 1

Answer:

The total amount of water in the aquarium is 42 7/20 gallons.

Explanations:

From the question given, the initial gallons of water that Bill has is 23 3/4. If he adds 18 3/5 more gallons to it, the amount of water in his aquarium is expressed as:

`Total\text{ amount = 23 }(3)/(4)+18(3)/(5)`

Convert to improper fraction

`\begin{gathered} \text{Total amount = }(95)/(4)+(93)/(5) \\ \end{gathered}`

Find the LCM:

`\begin{gathered} \text{Total Amount = }(5(95)+4(93))/(20) \\ \text{Total Amount = }(475+372)/(20) \\ \text{Total Amount = }(847)/(20) \end{gathered}`

Convert the result back to mixed fraction:

`\text{Total Amount = }42(7)/(20)`

This shows that the total amount of water in the aquarium is 42 7/20 gallons.