Question

A pharmacist put 4.536 ounces of vitamin pills into bottles. She put .042 ounce of vitamin pills into each bottle.

How many bottles did the pharmacist use for these vitamin pills?

Answer 1

108 bottles

Explanation:

the total is 4.536 oz of vitamin pills

each bottle can accomodate 0.042 oz of vitamin pills

to know the quantity of each bottle

we calculate

0.042 oz of vitamin pills = 1 bottle

4.536 oz of vitamin pills = (4.536 x 1)/0.042=108

so therefore 4.536 oz of vitamin pills will accommodate 108 bottles