Question

The family size bottle of sunscreen holds 12 fluid ounces ( fl oz ) of sunscreen. The rearguard bottle holds 75% less. How many fewer fluid ounces does the regular bottle of sunscreen hold?

Answer 1

Explanation:

The rearguard bottle holds 75% less than the regular bottle of sunscreen, which means it holds only 25% of the regular bottle's volume.

To find out how many fluid ounces the rearguard bottle holds, we can multiply 12 fl oz (the regular bottle's volume) by 0.25:

12 fl oz x 0.25 = 3 fl oz

So the rearguard bottle holds only 3 fluid ounces of sunscreen.

To find out how many fewer fluid ounces the regular bottle holds compared to the rearguard bottle, we can subtract the rearguard bottle's volume from the regular bottle's volume:

12 fl oz - 3 fl oz = 9 fl oz

Therefore, the regular bottle of sunscreen holds 9 fewer fluid ounces than the rearguard bottle.