Question

**Yoxelt buys 4 1/2 gallons of soda. One-fourth of the soda he bought was Pepsi and the rest was Sprite. How many gallons of Pepsi did Yoxelt buy? Show all work below.

Answer 1

1 1/8

Explanation:

1/4 of the 4 1/2 gallons were Pepsi, so the amount is ...

(1/4)(9/2) = (1·9)/(4·2) = 9/8 = 1 1/8

Yoxelt bought 1 1/8 gallons of Pepsi.