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angel
angel asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 3 weeks ago

need math help #5?

Buttercup the gerbil drinks 2/3 of a bottle of water every 1 and 1/2 days. Mow many bottles of water will Buttercup drink in 5 days? Explain how to reason with a unit rate to solve this problem.

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  • Krishnamurthy
    Lv 7
    3 weeks ago

    Buttercup the gerbil drinks 2/3 of a bottle of water every 1 and 1/2 days. 

    How many bottles of water will Buttercup drink in 5 days? 

    Explain how to reason with a unit rate to solve this problem.

    Buttercup will drink 2 2/9 bottles in 5 days.

  • Bryce
    Lv 7
    3 weeks ago

    2/3 / 3/2= 4/9 units/day

    5*4/9= 20/9 bottles in 5 days

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