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Answer 1

Nico dropped the brand new bottle of dog shampoo and 3 ounces spilled out. He measures 1 1/4 ounces each time he shampoos his dog and the bottle of shampoo originally contained 30 1/2 ounces. Which is the correct equation and value of x, the number of times Nico can bathe his dog using this one bottle?

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Answer 2

Answer:

Amount of shampoo in a bottle = 30 \frac{1}{2} 30

2

1

ounces

Amount of shampoo Nico uses in one bathe for his dog = 1 \frac{1}{4} 1

4

1

Since 3 ounces of shampoo is spilled out, the amount of shampoo left in the bottle will be = 27 \frac{1}{2} 27

2

1

If Nico can Bathe his dog x times using this bottle, the value of x can be written as:

x= \frac{27 \frac{1}{2} }{ 1\frac{1}{4} } x=

1

4

1

27

2

1

Using this equation we can find the number of times Nico can use the shampoo to Bathe . The value of x comes out to be 22.

Thus, Nico can Bathe his dog 22 times using the bottle