Question

A company collects rainwater in a large container. After a significant rainstorm, the container contains 5 1/4 gallons of water. The sun came out after the rain ended. Within a couple of hours, 1/6 of the water collected in the container evaporated. What value represents the change in the amount of water in the container? Enter your answer as a simplified fraction in the box

Answer 1

-7/8 gallons

Explanation:

You want to know the change in the amount if 1/6 of 5 1/4 gallons evaporated.

Product

The word "of" in this context means "times."

1/6 of 5 1/4 gallons = (1/6)·(21/4) = 21/24 = 7/8

The decrease of 7/8 gallons can be represented by the value -7/8.

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Additional comment

The wording of the problem is unclear as to whether you need the minus sign.

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