Question

Bosian was converting Gallons to Quarts. He said that he had 5 gallons. Bosian said that 1 gallon 5 quarts so 5 gallons is 5 What does Bosian do wrong? How do you correct it? ​

Answer 1

Bosian used the wrong conversion for converting Gallons to Quarts. The correct conversion is: 1 gallon = 4 Quarts and correct solution is: 5 gallon = 20 quarts

Explanation:

Bosian Conversion from Gallons to Quarts

He had 5 gallons

He said that 1 gallon = 5 quarts

So, 5 gallons = 5*5 = 25 quarts

Mistake of Bosian:

He used the wrong conversion: i.e, 1 gallon = 5 quarts

The correct conversion is:

1 gallon = 4 quarts

Correct Solution:

1 gallon = 4 quarts

So, 5 gallons = 5*4 = 20 quarts