Question

The family size bottle of sunscreen holds 121212 fluid ounces (\text{fl oz})(fl oz)left parenthesis, f, l, space, o, z, right parenthesis of sunscreen. The regular bottle holds 75\%75%75, percent less. How many fewer fluid ounces does the regular bottle of sunscreen hold?

Answer 1

It held 9 oz less.

75% = 75/100 = 0.75; so 75% of 12 = 0.75(12) = 9.

Answer 2

9!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!