Question

A bottle holds z ounces of water. A second bottle holds 16 ounces, which is 8/5

times as much water. How much does the first bottle hold?

Answer 1

10 ounces

Explanation:

16=8/5

z=1

16*1=16

8/5*z=8/5z

16=8/5z

16/1.6z=10

z=10

Answer 2

The first bottle holds 25 3/5 ounces of water.

Explanation:

16 x 8/5

= 16/1 x 8/5

= 128/5

= 25 3/5