James left a bin outside in his garden to collect rainwater. He notices that 1 over 4 gallon of water fills 2 over 3 of the bin. Write and solve an equation to find the amount of water that will fill the entire bin. Show your work. Explain your answer in words.

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Alvin Hendrix

8 June, 11:07

James left a bin outside in his garden to collect rainwater. He notices that 1 over 4 gallon of water fills 2 over 3 of the bin. Write and solve an equation to find the amount of water that will fill the entire bin. Show your work. Explain your answer in words.

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Johnathan · Answer 1

1/4 gallon = 2/3Bin From the problem. So multiply both sides by three to get rid of the 3 in the 2/3 Bin. (3/4=2Bin) Then divide by two to cancel out the 2Bin so there's your answer 3/8Gallons in a Bin. 3/8=Bin I'm essentially dividing 1/4 by 2/3