Question

Daniela has 2 1/4 basketball games left to play in a tournament, and she has 3/4 gallon of water left to drink. If she drinks the same amount of water each game, how much water can she drink each game? *

Answer 1

1/3 gallons of water

Explanation:

If Daniela has 2 1/4 basketball games left to play in a tournament, and she has 3/4 gallon of water left to drink, since she drinks the same amount in each game, we can say;

2 1/4 games = 3/4 gallons

To calculate how much he has to drink in a game, this can be expressed as;

1 game = x gallon

Solve for x;

2 1/4 games = 3/4 gallons

1 game = x gallon

Cross multiply

3/4 = 2 1/4x

3/4 = 9/4 x

9x/4 = 3/4

cross multiply;

9x * 4 = 4*3

36x = 12

x = 12/36

x = 1/3

Hence she can drink 1/3 gallons of water in each game.