Question

People use water to​ cook, clean, and drink every day. An estimate of 33.9​% of the water used each day is for cooking. If a family uses 67.8 gallons of water a day for cooking​, how many gallons do they use every​ day?

Answer 1

23 gallons of water

Explanation:

People use water to​ cook, clean, and drink every day. An estimate of 33.9​% of the water used each day is for cooking. If a family uses 67.8 gallons of water a day for cooking​, how many gallons do they use every​ day?

This is calculated as:

33.9 % × 67.8 gallons of water

= 0.339 × 67.8 gallons of water

= 22.9842 gallons of water

Approximately = 23 gallons of water

Therefore, 23 gallons of water are used everyday for cooking