Question

isleta’s family brings 2.6 liters of water to a picnic. they drink 0.9 of the 2.6 liters of water. how much water does isleta’s family drink? show your work.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the operation

We need to find out how much water they drink. The problem states they drink 0.9 of the 2.6 liters. So we use multiplication: $0.9 \times 2.6$.

Step2: Perform the multiplication

First, multiply 9 and 26: $9\times26 = 234$. Then, since there are two decimal places (one in 0.9 and one in 2.6), we move the decimal point two places to the left: $\frac{234}{100}=2.34$.

Answer:

2.34 liters