Question:
Katrina drinks 0.5 gallons of water per day. Which expression shows how to find the number of cups of water she drinks in a week?
There are 15 cups in a gallon
Answer:
The expression to find the number of cups of water she drinks in a week is:
[tex]\frac{15\ cups}{1\ gallon} \times \frac{0.5\ gallons}{1\ day} \times \frac{7\ days}{1\ week}[/tex]
Solution:
Given that,
1 gallon = 15 cups
[tex]\frac{15\ cups}{1\ gallon}[/tex]
Katrina drinks 0.5 gallons of water per day
1 day = 0.5 gallons
[tex]\frac{0.5\ gallons}{1\ day}[/tex]
Find the number of cups of water she drinks in a week
1 week = 7 days
[tex]\frac{7\ days}{1\ week}[/tex]
Thus the expression to find the number of cups of water she drinks in a week is:
[tex]\frac{15\ cups}{1\ gallon} \times \frac{0.5\ gallons}{1\ day} \times \frac{7\ days}{1\ week}[/tex]