A fountain holds 12,500 gallons of water. Joe wants to find how many liters that is. Which proportion could he use to solve for the number of liters?

(
1

L
=
0
.
26

gal
)

3 answers

1 L = .26 gallons
1 gallon = 1/.26 L
so 12500 gall = 12500(1/.26) L

or
1 L/.26 gall = x L/12500 gall
1/.26 = x/12500
x = 12500(1/.26)
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