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a container holds 52 cups of water. how much is this in gallons write your answers as a whole number, mixed number in simplest form

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1 gallon = 16 cups, then


52cups\cdot\frac{1\text{gal}}{16\text{cups}}=13/4\text{ gal}

But 13/4=3+1/4. So, the container holds 3 1/4 gallons of water

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