Question

The family size bottle of sunscreen holds 1212 12 fluid ounces (fl oz)(\text{fl oz}) (fl oz) of sunscreen. The regular bottle holds 75%75\% 75% less.

Answer 1

9 fluid ounces.

Explanation:

We have been given that the family size bottle of sunscreen holds 12 fluid ounces. The regular bottle holds 75% less.

Let us find 75% of 12 to find the amount of sunscreen that regular bottle holds less than family size bottle.

`\text{The amount of sunscreen that regular bottle holds less than family size bottle}=(75)/(100)* 12`

`\text{The amount of sunscreen that regular bottle holds less than family size bottle}=0.75* 12`

`\text{The amount of sunscreen that regular bottle holds less than family size bottle}=9`

Therefore, the regular bottle holds 9 fluid ounces of sunscreen less than family size bottle.