Lorelei filled her 5-gallon jug with water. How many times could she fill her 2-quart canteen with water from the jug?
Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Jan 21 2021
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Given the statement:
Lorelei filled her 5-gallon jug with water.
Determine how many times could she fill her 2-quart canteen with water from the jug.
Solution:
1 gallon = 4 quarts
Since Lorelei have 2 quart, we can convert it to gallon, and then divide the measurement by 5 gallons.In order to convert the quart to gallon, we apply the general conversion method.
= (2 quarts) (1 gallon/4 quarts)
The unit quarts cancel.
= ½ gallon
Now we need to divide ½ by 5 to determine the answer.
= ½/5
or
= 0.5/5
= 0.1
Final answer:
Lorelei can fill her 2 quart canteen 0.1 times, or if we need the exact value then 1 time is more than enough.