Question

There are 39 calories in 12 fluid ounces of a tea drink. Based on this information, how many calories are in 36 ounces of the tea drink?

Answer 1

Let '?' be the calories in 36 ounces.

39 12

? 36

When the above numbers are cross-multiplied you get the equation:

12x = 1404

? = 1404/12

? = 117

Therefore, there are 117 calories in 36 ounces of tea drink.