Question

A bottle contains 24.5 oz of water. A leak in the bottle causes it to lose 0.3 oz of water every minute. How many minutes does it take for the bottle to lose 33% of the water.

Answer 1

27 minutes

Explanation:

33% of 24.5 is 8.1 ounces

.3 oz / 1 min = 8.1 oz / 'x' min

cross-multiply:

.3x = 8.1

x = 8.1 / .3

x = 27