Question

A new, larger tube of lotion contains 15.6 ounces The new bottle says you get 30% more than the amount in the original tube.How many ounces were in the original tube?

Answer 1

Answer: original tube contains 10.92 ounces

Step-by-step explanation:

The new larger tube has 15.6 ounces which is 30% more that the original tube.

Then the original tube contains

15.6 x 30% = 4.68

Therefore the original tube contain 15.60 - 4.68 = 10.92 ounces

Answer 2

Answer: the original tube contained 12 ounces.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the number of ounces of lotion that was in the original tube.

The new bottle says you get 30% more than the amount in the original tube. The number of ounces of lotion that makes 30% is

30/100 × x = 0.3 × x = 0.3x

The new, larger tube of lotion contains 15.6 ounces. This means that the number of ounces of lotion in the new tube is expressed as

x + 0.3x = 15.6

1.3x = 15.6

x = 15.6/1.3

x = 12