Question

Margaret drank 1/6 of a 36oz. Bottle of soda. She gives the rest of the bottle to her friend Jamie who drinks 2/3 of the soda in the bottle. Jamie then gives the rest of the bottle to her friend Taylor. How much soda is left in the bottle when Taylor gets it? Group of answer choices

Answer 1

The amount of soda that is left in the bottle when Taylor get it is 1/6 = 6 oz of soda.

Explanation:

Let the total quantity of soda left in the bottle be represented by 1

Total quantity of the bottle = Fraction of what( Margaret + Jamie + Taylor) drank

Margaret drank = 1/6 of the soda

= 1 - 1/6

= 5/6 of soda is left

Jamie drank = 2/3 of what is left

= 5/6 - 2/3

LCM of denominators = 6

= 5 - 4/6

= 1/6

Hence, what is left is 1/6 of the soda.

The size of the soda = 36 oz

1/6 × 36oz

= 6 oz

This means the amount of soda that is left in the bottle when Taylor get it is 6 oz of soda.