If 4/3 liters of water are enough to water 2/5 of the plant in the house, how much water is necessary to water all the plant in the house?Write an equation to represent the situation and then find the answer.

Respuesta :

Since we need 4/3 liters of water to water 2/5 of the plants in the house, then we need

[tex]\frac{4}{3}\div\frac{2}{5}\text{.}[/tex]

of water to water all the plants.

Recall that:

[tex]\frac{\frac{a}{b}}{\frac{c}{d}}=\frac{ad}{bc}\text{.}[/tex]

Therefore:

[tex]\frac{\frac{4}{3}}{\frac{2}{5}}=\frac{4\times5}{3\times2}\text{.}[/tex]

Simplifying the above result, we get:

[tex]\frac{20}{6}=\frac{10}{3}\text{.}[/tex]

Answer:

[tex]\frac{10}{3}\text{ liters.}[/tex]