Question

Deion divided 1/2 of a liter of plant fertilizer evenly among some smaller bottles. He put 1/8 of a liter into each bottle. How many smaller bottles did Deion fill?

Answer 1

4 bottles

Explanation:

Given

`Fertilizer = (1)/(2)L`

`Bottles = (1)/(8)L`

Required

Determine the number of bottles

Represent the number of bottles with N

This implies that N bottles of
`(1)/(8)L` fit into
`(1)/(2)L` of fertilizer. The relationship between them is:

`Fertilizer = Bottles * N`

`(1)/(2)L = (1)/(8)L* N`

`(1)/(2) = (1)/(8)* N`

Multiply through by 8

`8 * (1)/(2) = 8 * (1)/(8)* N`

`4 = 1* N`

`4 = N`

`N = 4`

Hence, there are N = 4