Question

You use 4 gallons of water on 14 plants in your garden.

4 gallons
At this rate, how much water will it take to water 35 plants?
7 gallons

Answer 1

Answer: 10 gallons

4 gallon/14 plants= x gallons/ 35 plants

35*4=140/14=x

x=10 gallons

Answer 2

35 plants

Explanation:

For this case we can make the following rule of three:

4 gallons --------------> 14 plants

x --------------------------> 35 plants

From here, we clear the value of x.

We have then:

therefore, 10 gallons are needed to irrigate 35 plants.

Answer:

it will take 10 gallons to water 35 plants