Question

Jill’s bowl of pudding contains 12 ounces, and she eats 1/10 of an ounce each second. After how many seconds will the two bowls contain the same amount of pudding?

Answer 1

Jill's pudding: 1/10 ounce per second

Initial 12-ounce bowl: 12 ounces

Now, set up the proportion:

(Jill's pudding per second) / S = (Initial pudding) / (Initial time)

(1/10) / S = 12 / 1

To solve for S, you can cross-multiply:

1/10 = 12S

Now, isolate S by dividing both sides by 12:

S = (1/10) / 12

S = 1 / (10 * 12)

S = 1 / 120

So, it will take 1/120 of a second for Jill's bowl of pudding to contain the same amount as the initial 12-ounce bowl. In other words, it takes 1/120 of a second for Jill to eat the same amount of pudding that was initially in the 12-ounce bowl.