Question

Gabe filled 5 glasses of the same size with ice tea from a full 64-ounce pitcher. There were 3 ounces left in the pitcher. Which equation and solution give the number of ounces, s, in each glass?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Answer 2

The number of ounces in each glass is
`12.2\ ounces`

Explanation:

Let

s-------> the number of ounces in each glass

we know that

To get the number of ounces in each glass, subtract the amount of tea left in the pitcher from the total amount of tea and divide the result by the number of glasses.

so

The equation that represent the situation is

`s=(64-3)/5`

`s=(61)/5=12.2\ ounces`