Question

. Andre drinks 15 ounces of water, which is 3 5 of a bottle. How much does the bottle hold? Use x for the number of ounces of water the bottle hold

Answer 1

25

Explanation:

Andrea drinks 15 ounces of ater

It is 3/5 of the bottle

Therefore the amount which the bottle will hold can be calculated as follows

= 15 ÷ 3/5

= 15 × 5/3

= 75/3

= 25

Hence the bottle will hold 25 ounces of water