Question

Chelsea is filling a kiddie pool with water. For every

9
9
gallons of water she uses the pool fills
4
4
inches high.

If Chelsea wants to fill the pool to
15
15
inches, how many gallons of water will she use?

Chelsea will use

Answer 1

33.75 gallons

Explanation:

Determine how high the pool fills with one gallon

How high the pool fills with one gallon = 4/9 = 0.444444

The gallons needed to get the water to be 15 inches = 15 inches / 0.44 = 33.75 gallons