Question

A fast food chain decides to decrease the size of its soft drink cups by 10%. If the new soft drink

cup holds 27 oz, how much did the original cup hold?

Answer 1

30 oz

Explanation:

x = size of original cup

x - (0.10)x = 27 oz

(0.90)x = 27 oz

x = 27 / 0.90 = 30 oz