Question

A small bottle of water holds 7 ounces of water. How many ounces of water do 9 bottles hold?

Answer 1

Step 1

Given;

$A\text{ small bottle of water holds 7 ounces of water}$

Required; How many ounces of water do 9 bottles hold?

Step 2

To do this we will use the ratio;

$\frac{1\text{ bottle}}{9\text{ bottles}}=\frac{7\text{ ounces}}{x}$$\begin{gathered} x=7(9) \\ x=63\text{ ounces} \end{gathered}$

Answer;

$9\text{ bottles of water holds 63 ounces}$