Question

A container holds 34,065 milliliters of water. Determine how many gallons of water are in
the container if one gallon equals about 3,785 milliliters.
Determine the proportion to use to solve this problem.
(1 point)
B) How many gallons are in the container in this situation? (1 point)
128,936,025
0.9
9
37,850

Answer 1

A) Use the proportion 1 gallon / 3,785 mL = x gallons / 34,065 mL.

B) Solve: x = 34,065 / 3,785 = 9. So the container holds 9 gallons.