If 4/3 liters of water are enough to water 2/5 of the plants in the house, how much water is necessary to water all the plants in the house? Write a multiplication equation and a division equation for the situation, then answer the question. Show your reasoning.

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Killian Vargas

24 May, 10:03

If 4/3 liters of water are enough to water 2/5 of the plants in the house, how much water is necessary to water all the plants in the house? Write a multiplication equation and a division equation for the situation, then answer the question. Show your reasoning.

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Argus · Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

2/5 x? = 4/3?

4/3 / 2/5=?

Quick method is quick change flip, Change the division sign into multiplication and switch the values in the denominator and numerator of the second fractiom

4/3 x 5/2 = 20/6

simplify to 10/3

x or? = 10/3

written as a mixed number is is 3 1/3