Question

A container in a pharmacy holds 0.92 liter of a solution. Mrs. Dwyer used 0.5 of the container for a prescription. How much did she use?

A 0.046 liters
B 0.46 liters
C 4.6 liters
D 46 liters

Answer 1

B. 0.46 liters

Explanation:

Using 0.5 of the container is the same thing as using half of the container.

We can calculate how much she used by dividing:

0.92/2 = 0.46