Question

a container holds 34,065 millimeters of water. determine how many gallons of water are in the container if one gallon equals about 3,785 millimeters.
determine the proportion to use to solve this problem

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x gallons 1 gallon x millimeters 3,785 millimeters 34,065 millimeters

how many gallons are in the container in this situation

128,936,025

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9

37,850

Answer 1

To determine how many gallons of water are in the container, we first need to set up the proportion correctly.

We are given that 1 gallon is approximately 3,785 millimeters.

The proportion to use to solve this problem is:

**x gallons / 1 gallon = 34,065 millimeters / 3,785 millimeters**

Now, we can solve for x (the number of gallons):

\[
x = \frac{34,065 \text{ millimeters} \times 1 \text{ gallon}}{3,785 \text{ millimeters}}
\]

Calculating this gives:

\[
x \approx 9 gallons
\]

So, there are approximately **9 gallons** of water in the container.