Question

Mia has filled 34 of the fish tank with water. If the

tank holds 32 gallons, how many gallons has she
put in the tank?

Answer 1

24 gallons

Explanation:

"Mia has filled 3/4 (three quarters) of the fish tank with water. How many gallons has she put in the tank to fill it 3/4 full? Let g be the number of gallons. Then:

(3/4)(32 gallons) = number of gallons Mia put into the tank: 24 gallons