To determine how many whole gallons of milk you can buy for $14 at each store, we need to know the price per gallon of milk at each store. Let's denote the price per gallon as \( p \).
The equation to find the number of whole gallons \( g \) is given by:
\[ g = \frac{14}{p} \]
Where \( g \) is the number of gallons you can buy, and \( p \) is the price per gallon.
Since we don't have the specific prices per gallon for each store, let's assume you have the prices for two stores:
- Store A: \( p_A \) dollars per gallon
- Store B: \( p_B \) dollars per gallon
You would substitute the prices into the equation:
For Store A: \[ g_A = \left\lfloor \frac{14}{p_A} \right\rfloor \]
For Store B: \[ g_B = \left\lfloor \frac{14}{p_B} \right\rfloor \]
The floor function \( \left\lfloor x \right\rfloor \) indicates that you can only buy whole gallons, meaning we round down any non-integer results.
Once you have the price per gallon, you can plug in the values and calculate the number of whole gallons for both stores.
Final Answer: Please provide the price per gallon from each store for specific calculations.
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