Final answer:
Nico drinks 1/6 of a gallon of milk in 1/4 of the day. To find out his daily consumption, multiply this amount by 4. Nico will drink 2/3 of a gallon of milk in one day.
Step-by-step explanation:
To calculate how much milk Nico will drink in one day, we need to understand the rate at which he drinks milk and then scale it up to the duration of a whole day. In this case, we know that Nico drinks 1/6 of a gallon of milk in 1/4 of the day. As there are 4 quarters in a whole, multiplying his consumption by 4 will give us his total daily consumption. This is because if he drinks 1/6 gallon every quarter of the day, then in four quarters (which make up a full day), he will drink 4 times as much.
Therefore, the calculation is as follows:
1/6 gallon × 4 = 4/6 gallons
When we simplify 4/6, we get 2/3. Thus, if Nico continues to drink at the same rate, he will consume 2/3 of a gallon of milk in one day.