Gerald’s bucket lost a total of 8/5 in. of water when the hot summer sun came out. He estimated that he lost 2/15 in. an hour. How many hours did it take Gerald to lose 8/5 in. of water? Write an expression to represent the problem, then solve the problem by showing all of your steps.
Explain what your solution means in the context of the problem.

The figure shows triangle def and line segment bc, which is parallel to ef: triangle def has a point b on side de and point c on side df. the line bc is parallel to the line ef. part a: is triangle def similar to triangle dbc? explain using what you know about triangle similarity. part b: which line segment on triangle dbc corresponds to line segment ef? explain your answer. part c: which angle on triangle dbc corresponds to angle f? explain your answer. asap