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The volume of

100
drops of a liquid is
0.01
fluid ounce.
What is the volume of
1000
drops

User Ahmadh
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100 / 0.01 = 1000 / x...100 drops to 0.01 fluid oz = 1000 drops to x fl oz
cross multiply because this is a proportion
(100)(x) = (1000)(0.01)
100x = 10
x = 10/100
x = 0.1 <==

User Cecy
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if 100 = 0.01

then 1000/100 = 10

10 *0.01 = 0.1

volume would be 0.1 for 1000 drops

User Max Koretskyi
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