Complete question :
There is 1/3 gallons of water in a 3-gallon container. What fraction of the container is filled? 1. Write a multiplication equation and a division equation to represent the situation. Use "?" to represent the unknown quantity. Do not use parentheses in either of the equations.
Answer:
1 /9
Explanation:
Capacity of container = 3 gallons
Amount of gallons in container = 1/3 gallon.
Fraction of water in container:
Division equation :
Amount of gallon in container / capacity of container
1 /3 รท 3 = 1/ 9
Multiplication equation :
1/3 of 1 gallon
Capacity of container = 3 gallons
1/ 3 * inverse of 3
1/3 * 1/3 = 1/9