Answer:
We will need 42 scoops in order to fill the entire fish tank.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
A fish tank holds 14 liters of water.
We use a scoop that holds one-third of a liter.
Now, to find the scoops in order to fill the entire fish tank.
One scoop holds :
[tex]\frac{1}{3}\ of\ 1\ liter.[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{1}{3} \times 1[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{1}{3} \ liter.[/tex]
Total liters of water fish tank holds = 14 liters.
Now, to get the number of scoops we need to fill the entire fish tank we divide total liters of water fish tank holds by quantity of water one scoop holds:
[tex]14\div \frac{1}{3}[/tex]
As, we change the division into multiplication one side of the number reciprocals:
= [tex]14\times 3[/tex]
[tex]=42\ .[/tex]
Therefore, we will need 42 scoops in order to fill the entire fish tank.
