Question

A 3-gallon jug of water costs $15.12. What is the price per quart?

Answer 1

`(126)/(25)`

Explanation:

`(15.12)/(3)-- > (1512)/(300)-- > (126)/(25)`

1st one is we rewrote the fraction which gave us the second one, the second one, we crossed out the common factor and also simplified. That gave the answer, 126/26.