Given:
Scott and Nikki each have a full 1.5-gallon container of liquid laundry detergent.
Lid on Scott's container can hold 3 fluid ounces of detergent.
Lid on Nikki's container can hold 4 fluid ounces of detergent.
To find:
The number of lids full of detergent Scott have more than Nikki.
Solution:
We know that,
1 gallon = 128 fluid ounces
1.5 gallon = 192 fluid ounces
Lid on Scott's container can hold 3 fluid ounces of detergent. So, number of lids full of detergent Scott have is
Lid on Nikki's container can hold 4 fluid ounces of detergent. So, number of lids full of detergent Nikki have is
Difference between number of lids is
Therefore, Scott have 16 lids more than Nikki. Hence, the correct option is B.
