Question

andre drinks 15 ounces of water, which is 3/5 of a bottle. How much does the bottle hold? Use x for the number of ounces of water the bottle holds.​

Answer 1

25 ounces of water

Explanation:

3/5 = 15

Cross multiplying this:

1 = x

3/5 = 15

3/5x=15

x=25

Answer 2

The bottle hold 25 ounces of water

Explanation:

To find the amount of water the bottle hold, we will follow the steps below;

let x be the number of ounces of water the bottle holds

3/5 of x = 15 ounces

3/5 × x = 15

`(3X)/(5)` = 15

Multiply both-side of the equation by 5

`(3X)/(5)` × 5 = 15×5

At the left-hand side of the equation 5 will cancel-out 5 leaving us with 3x

3x = 75

Divide both-side of the equation by 3

`(3X)/(3)` =
`(75)/(3)`

(On the left-hand side of the equation 3 at the numerator will cancel-out 3 at the denominator leaving us with x while on the right-hand side of the equation 75 will be divided by 3)

x = 25 ounce