Question

Charlie is helping refill ketchup bottles at his uncle's diner. He has a huge container with 2 gallons of ketchup, which he distributes evenly among 15 bottles. How much ketchup goes in each bottle? Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number.

Answer 1

2/15

Explanation:

2 divided by 15 is the same or equal to 2/15

example: 2 divided by 15= 2/15

Answer 2

A = 2/15 gallons per bottle

Explanation:

Given;

Total volume of ketchup V = 2 gallons

Number of bottles N = 15

The amount of ketchup per bottle A;

A = total volume of ketchup ÷ number of bottles

A = V/N

Substituting the values;

A = 2gallons ÷ 15bottles

A = 2/15 gallons per bottle