Question

The volume of 1000 drops of a liquid is 0.1 fluid ounce. What is the volume of 100 drops?

Answer 1

1000 drops = 0.1 fluid ounce

10000 drops * 0.1fluid ouce/1000drops
10^4 drops * 10^(-1)fluid ouce/10^3drops
10^4 * 10^(-1) / 10^3 fluid ouce
10^( 4 + (-1) - 3 ) fluid ouce
10^( 0 ) fluid ouce =
Answer: 1 fluid ouce

Answer 2

If the drops are considered to be of uniform size, the smaller volume will be
.. (100 drops)*(0.1 fl oz)/(1000 drops) = 0.01 fl oz