It takes 1.5 gallons of water to fill the entire bucket.
How many gallons of water fill the entire bucket?
Let x be the total number of gallons of water that fill the entire bucket.
So, we have the following proportion:
5/4 gallons / 5/6 bucket = x gallons / 1 bucket
Cross-multiplying and simplifying, we get:
5/4 gallons * 1 bucket = 5/6 bucket * x gallons
This gives
5/5 * 6/4 = x
This gives
x = 5/5 * 6/4
Evaluate
x = 1.5 gallons
hence, it takes 1.5 gallons of water to fill the entire bucket.
Question
5/4 gallons of water fill 5/6 of a bucket.
How many gallons of water fill the entire bucket?