Question

You use 4 gallons of water on 30 plants in your garden. At that rate, how much water will it take to water 45 plants

Answer 1

6 gallons of water

Explanation:

You use 4 gallons of water on 30 plants in your garden at that rate how much water will it take to water 45 plants.

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Use a proportion::

x/45 = 4/30

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x = 45(2/15)

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x = 3*2 = 6 gallons

Answer 2

4 gallons of water ... 30 plants
x gallons of water = ? ... 45 plants

If you would like to know how much water will it take to water 45 plants, you can calculate this using the following steps:

4 * 45 = x * 30
180 = 30 * x /30
x = 180 / 30
x = 6 gallons of water

Result: You will use 6 gallons of water to water 45 plants.