Question

angela needs to buy 4 1/5 gallons of juice for a party. The juice is sold in jugs that are 3/8 of a gallon. How many jugs should angela buy?

Answer 1

12 jugs
Explanation:

(
`(21)/(5) \\\\`) divided by (
`(3)/(8)`) find a common denominator between 5 and 8 which is 40. Multiply the left side top and bottom by 8 and then multiply the right side by 5 top and bottom to get
`(168)/(40)` divided by
`(15)/(40)` and get 11.2 however you cant purchase .2 of a jug so round up and you get 12 jugs.