Question

Henry drank 2/5 of his water bottle. If he drank 3 cups of water, what was the total amount of cups of water in his water bottle? Solve with a model and a full sentence answer.

Answer 1

The amount of cups of water in the water bottle is 7.5.

Explanation:

Given that Henry drank 2/5 of his bottle of water, and those 2/5 were distributed in 3 glasses, to determine the total amount of glasses that go into the bottle it is necessary to perform the following calculation:

2/5 X = 3

1/5 X = 1.5

X = 1.5 x 5

X = 7.5

Therefore, the bottle fits 7 and a half glasses of water.