Janie was asked to bring water for her daughter's soccer team. The coach told her he wants each player to drink

Question

1
8
gallon of water after a game. There are 9 players on the team. How much water should Janie bring?

StartFraction 1 Over 72 EndFraction gallons
1 and one-eighth gallons
9 and one-eighth gallons
72 gallons

Answer 1

To find out how much water Janie should bring for the 9 players, we start by calculating the total amount of water needed:

Each player needs \( \frac{1}{8} \) gallon of water. Since there are 9 players, we multiply:

\[ \text{Total water} = 9 \times \frac{1}{8} \text{ gallon} = \frac{9}{8} \text{ gallons} \]

Now we can convert \( \frac{9}{8} \) gallons into a mixed number:

\[ \frac{9}{8} = 1 \frac{1}{8} \text{ gallons} \]

Thus, Janie should bring 1 and one-eighth gallons of water for the team. The answer is:

1 and one-eighth gallons.