Question

Mais family drinks a total of 10 gallons of milk every 6 weeks. How many weeks does it take the family to consume 1 gallon of milk?

Answer 1

Given:

Mais family drinks a total of 10 gallons of milk every six weeks.

The proportion per week is,

`(10)/(6)=(5)/(3)`

The number of weeks required for a family to consume 1 gallon of the milk is,

`(6)/(10)=(3)/(5)=0.6`

Answer: the family will need 0.6 weeks to consume 1 gallon of milk.