Question

A bucket holds 2 3/4 gallons of water. The bucket is 5/8 full. How much water is in the bucket?

Answer 1

2 3/4 gallons* (5/8)= 1 23/32 gallon.

There is 1 23/32 gallon of water in the bucket~

Answer 2

Amount of water that the bucket can hold = 2 3/4 gallons
= 11/4 gallons
Amount of water that is present in the bucket = (5/8) * (11/4) gallons
= 55/32 gallons
= 1 23/32 gallons
So the amount of water contained in the bucket is 1 23/32 gallons.