The first container of milk contains twice as much milk as the second container and the 3 gallons of milk from the first container, the first container has 4.5 times as much milk as the second. How many gallons of milk were in each container originally?

answer: a

step-by-step explanation:

if xy ~ yz therefore xy would be the same length as yz

a.) list the factors of 40.

1/2/4/5/8/10/20/40

b.) list the factors of 40 that represent the number of cans that could be on each shelf.

5

c.) how many different arrangements of cans are possible?

just one because if you put more on one shelf you will go way over 40 and the cabinet will probably break.

d.) what are the possible arrangements of the cans?

put 5 cans on each self to reach 40 cans in total.

e.) which arrangement uses all the shelves?

5 because you can put 5 cans on each shelf, and since there are 8 shelfs you are equally going to get 40 cans.

the answer is:

mean: 6

mad: 2.14