Answer:
a. 70 gallons of water were leaked each month.
Explanation:
Set up an equation:
Variable x = gallons leaked each month
210/3 = x/1
Cross multiply:
210 × 1 = 3 × x
210 = 3x
Divide by 3 to isolate the variable:
70 = x
The division part is only 210 ÷ 3 = x. I wrote it down this way so you can see how I came to this equation.
Check your work:
210/3 = 70/1
210 × 1 = 3 × 70
210 = 210
Correct!