Question

Deion divided 1/2 of a liter of plant fertilizer evenly among some smaller bottles. He put 1/8 of a liter into each bottle. How many smaller bottles did Deion fill?

Answer 1

Answer:

4 bottles

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$Fertilizer = \frac{1}{2}L$

$Bottles = \frac{1}{8}L$

Required

Determine the number of bottles

Represent the number of bottles with N

This implies that N bottles of $\frac{1}{8}L$ fit into $\frac{1}{2}L$ of fertilizer. The relationship between them is:

$Fertilizer = Bottles * N$

$\frac{1}{2}L = \frac{1}{8}L* N$

$\frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{8}* N$

Multiply through by 8

$8 * \frac{1}{2} = 8 * \frac{1}{8}* N$

$4 = 1* N$

$4 = N$

$N = 4$

Hence, there are  N = 4