If 3/4 of a pound of dirt fills up 1/8 of a barrel, how many pounds of dirt will be needed to fill the whole barrel

As per the problem we have

3/4th of a pound of dirt fills up 1/8th of a barrel.

we are supposed to find how many pounds of dirt will be needed to fill the whole barrel.

As we know if "x" amount of a material fills part of a container. Then the container can be completely filled by amount of that material.

Using this concept we can write

The amount of dirt needed to fill the whole barrel= pounds

The amount of dirt needed to fill the whole barrel= pounds

answer: 298143

step-by-step explanation:

a; x = 0.5

step-by-step explanation:

-10x = -5

x = 0.5