Question

At 11:30 a.m. the bottle is 1/4 of the way full. At what

time will the bottle be 1/2 full?
o 11:31 a.m.
11:35 a.m.
O 11:40 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
It’s B: 11:35 a.m.

Answer 1

A The bottle was 1/2 full at 11:35 a.m. and doubled again after 5 minutes.

B The bottle was 1/4 full at 11:30 a.m. and doubled twice after 10 minutes.

D Exponential growth involves a constant multiplicative rate of change.

Explanation:

Edge 2021

Answer 2

B. 11:35 am

Explanation:

11:30 a.m. the bottle is 1/4 of the way full.

At what time will the bottle be 1/2 full?

Time required = 1/4 ÷ 1/2

= 0.25/0.5

= 0.5 minutes

Total time required for the bottle be 1/2 full

= 11:30 am + 0.5 minutes

= 11:35 am

B: 11:35 a.m