Question

A bottle of hot sauce is 3/4 full. Leigh uses 2/9 of the contents of the hot sauce bottle for lunch. How much of a full bottle of hot sauce did Leigh use for lunch? A)26/36 B)5/36 C)1/6 D) 1/2 E) 1/3. PLEASE HELP.

Answer 1

Answer:

  C)  1/6

Step-by-step explanation:

2/9 of 3/4 is ...

  $\dfrac{2}{9}\times\dfrac{3}{4}=\dfrac{2\cdot 3}{9\cdot 4}=\dfrac{6}{36}=\boxed{\dfrac{1}{6}}\qquad\text{matches C}$