Question

PLEASE HELP URGENT

The boys has 4 5/6 gallons of water to share throughout the day.

James drank 1 1/3, Gilbert drank 5/6 gallon, Mathew drank 1 1/2 gallons, and Simon drank 2/3 gallon. how much water did the boys have left at the end of the day?

Answer 1

0.5 gallons of water is left at the end of day

Solution:

From given,

$Total\ gallons = 4\frac{5}{6}\ gallons = \frac{29}{6}\ gallons$

Also given that,

$James\ drank = 1\frac{1}{3} = \frac{4}{3}\ gallons\\\\Gilbert\ drank = \frac{5}{6}\ gallons\\\\Mathew\ drank = 1\frac{1}{2} = \frac{3}{2}\ gallons\\\\Simon\ drank = \frac{2}{3}\ gallons$

How much water did the boys have left at the end of the day?

$Gallons\ left = Total\ gallons - (James + gilbert + mathew + simon)$

$Gallons\ left = \frac{29}{6} - (\frac{4}{3} + \frac{5}{6} + \frac{3}{2} + \frac{2}{3})\\\\Gallons\ left = \frac{29}{6} - (\frac{6}{3} + \frac{5}{6} + \frac{3}{2})\\\\Gallons\ left = \frac{29}{6} - (\frac{12 + 5 + 9}{6})\\\\Gallons\ left = \frac{29}{6} - \frac{26}{6}\\\\Gallons\ left = \frac{29 - 26}{6}\\\\Gallons\ left = \frac{3}{6}\\\\Gallons\ left = \frac{1}{2} = 0.5$

Thus 0.5 gallons of water is left at the end of day