A bucket containing 3 3/5 gallons of water is 2/3 full. How many gallons of water is in one fully filled bucket?
A. 13/15
B. 6 7/15
C. 8 2/5
D. 5 2/5
we are asked to find the number of gallons a full tank holds. A full tank is treated as 1 whole.
Letting x be the number of gallons in full tank and setting the proportion equation with the number of gallons on the numerator and fraction of tank on denominator as follows.
Convert the mixed fraction into proper fraction and cross-multiply to find the value of x.
x 1 full tank=185 gallons23full tank
A full tank holds 27/5 gallons, which when converted to a mixed fraction is 5 2/5.
Therefore, the Correct Answer is D.
More Questions on TEAS 7 Math
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Q #1: A bucket containing 3 3/5 gallons of water is 2/3 full. How many gallons of water is in one fully filled bucket?
A. 13/15
B. 6 7/15
C. 8 2/5
D. 5 2/5
Answer Explanation
we are asked to find the number of gallons a full tank holds. A full tank is treated as 1 whole.
Letting x be the number of gallons in full tank and setting the proportion equation with the number of gallons on the numerator and fraction of tank on denominator as follows.
Convert the mixed fraction into proper fraction and cross-multiply to find the value of x.
x 1 full tank=185 gallons23full tank
A full tank holds 27/5 gallons, which when converted to a mixed fraction is 5 2/5.
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Q #2: Which of the following is an appropriate unit of measure to express the length of a width of a window?
A. Hectometers
B. Kilometers
C. Centimeter
D. Liters
Answer Explanation
The SI units of measuring length is meter. However, a meter can be a large unit or small quantity depending what is being measured. Therefore, derived units of meters are used to measure the length of an object. In our case, centimeters is the appropriate unit to measure the width of the window.
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Q #3: There are 800 students enrolled in four allied health program at a local community college. The percent students in each program is displayed in the pie chart. Which of the following is the number of students enrolled in the dental hygiene program?
A. 168
B. 144
C. 336
D. 152
Answer Explanation
we are to use the pie chart to find the number of students enrolled in dental hygiene care.
Letting x represent the number of students enrolled in dental hygiene care, we set the proportion equation with number of students as numerator and percentage as denominator. It should be noted that the whole pie chart represents 100% of the 800 students. Then,
We solve the value of x by cross-products.
Therefore, 144 students will enroll for a dental hygiene program.
