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A family prepares an emergency kit for their home. The kit contains 63 gallons of drinking water. The​ family's daily drinking water needs are 3 1/2 gallons for the adults and 1 3/4 gallons for the children. For how many days would this emergency water supply last the​ family

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Answer:

12 days

Step-by-step explanation:

Total gallons of the family's drinking water needs = gallons consumed by children + gallons consumed by adults

3[tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] + 1[tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex] =

Converting to decimals

3.5 + 1.75 = 5.25 = 5[tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex]

If there are 63 gallons, the water supply would last for :

63 / 5.25 =12 days

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