Question

On average, Houa drinks 5/3 of a 10-ounce glass of water in 3/2 of an hour. How much water does she drink, in glasses per hour?

a) 1 1/2
b) 2
c) 2 1/2
d) 3

Answer 1

To find the amount of water Houa drinks per hour, divide the amount of water she drinks by the time it takes her to drink it. Houa drinks 10/9 of a 10-ounce glass of water per hour, which is equivalent to 1/9 of a glass per hour. Therefore, the correct answer is a) 1 1/2.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the amount of water Houa drinks per hour, we need to divide the amount of water she drinks by the time it takes her to drink it.

Houa drinks 5/3 of a 10-ounce glass of water in 3/2 of an hour.

To find the amount of water she drinks per hour, we divide the amount of water by the time:

5/3 ÷ 3/2 = 5/3 × 2/3 = 10/9

So, Houa drinks 10/9 of a 10-ounce glass of water per hour.

In terms of glasses, she drinks 10/9 × 1/10 = 1/9 of a glass per hour.

Therefore, the correct answer is a) 1 1/2.