Answer:
The volume of gallons used by Silvio = [tex]7\frac{13}{32}[/tex] gallons
Step-by-step explanation:
Total volume of milk = [tex]9\frac{7}{8}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{79}{8}[/tex]
amount used by Silvio = [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex] of total volume
This means that if the total volume of milk were divided into four parts, Silvio takes 3 out of 4 parts, and this is converted to volume as follows:
∴ amount used by Silvio = [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex] × [tex]\frac{79}{8}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{237}{32}[/tex] = [tex]7\frac{13}{32}[/tex] gallons
