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An estimate of ​24.5% of the water used each day is for cooking. If a family uses 68.6 gallons of water a day for cooking ​, how many gallons do they use every​ day?

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They use 280 gallons a day.

24.5 times 2.8 is 68.6

24.5% of 100 is 24.5

100 times 2.8 is 280

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