Jacob used 1/7 of a liter of water to fill 1/9 of the fish aquarium . How many liters if water are needed to fill the aquarium ?

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Set up a proportion:
1/7 L of water - 1/9 of the aquarium
x L of water - 1 aquarium (the whole aquarium)

[tex]\frac{\frac{1}{7}}{\frac{1}{9}}=\frac{x}{1} \\ \\ \frac{1}{7} \times 9=x \\ \\ \frac{9}{7}=x \\ \\ x=1 \frac{2}{7}[/tex]

1 2/7 liters of water are needed to fill the aquarium.

Answer:  1  2/7

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