A jar can hold 0.34 gallon. If each bucket can hold 4.88 gallons, How many jars of water would it take to fill 8.5 buckets? 

To find out how many jars of water it would take to fill 8.5 buckets, follow these steps:

1. **Determine the total amount of water needed for 8.5 buckets:**

\[
\text{Total water for 8.5 buckets} = 8.5 \times 4.88 \, \text{gallons}
\]

\[
\text{Total water} = 41.48 \, \text{gallons}
\]

2. **Calculate how many jars it would take to hold 41.48 gallons:**

Each jar holds 0.34 gallons. To find the number of jars, divide the total gallons by the capacity of one jar:

\[
\text{Number of jars} = \frac{41.48}{0.34}
\]

\[
\text{Number of jars} = 122
\]

So, it would take 122 jars of water to fill 8.5 buckets.

Do you want more details or have any questions?

Here are 5 related questions:
1. How many jars are needed to fill just 1 bucket?
2. If the jar held 0.5 gallons, how would the result change?
3. What if you only wanted to fill 5 buckets—how many jars would that take?
4. How much water is left in a jar after filling 8 buckets?
5. What is the total volume in liters if 1 gallon equals 3.78541 liters?

**Tip:** Always double-check units to ensure they are consistent when working with volume.

A jar can hold 0.34 gallon. If each bucket can hold 4.88 gallons, how many jars of water would it take to fill 8.5 buckets?

Find out how many jars are needed to fill 8.5 buckets, where each bucket holds 4.88 gallons and each jar holds 0.34 gallons. This step-by-step solution covers multiplication, division, and unit conversion, making it suitable for students in Grades 5-7.

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