Question

The volume of 100 drops of a liquid is 1 fluid ounce. What is the volume of 10 drops?

Answer 1

1 floz divided by 100 = 0.01 floz for 1 drop
0.01 x 10 = 0.1 floz for 10 drops

Answer 2

The volume of 10 drops is 0.1 fluid ounce

Explanation:

To find the volume of 10 drops, we will follow the steps below;

Using proportion;

Let x be the volume of 10 drops

100 drops = 1 fluid ounce

10 drops = x

Cross-multiply

100×X = 10×1

100x = 10

Divide both-side of the equation by 100

100x/100 = 10/100

At the left-hand side of the equation 100 will cancel-out 100 leaving us with just x while at the right-hand side of the equation 10 will be divided by 100.

Thus;

x = 0.1 fluid ounce

Therefore, the volume of 10 drops is 0.1 fluid ounce