Question

A bar of soap weighs 3.8 ounces.The ingredient glycerin makes up 0.4 of the weigh of the soap.What is the weigh of the glycerin in the bar of soap

Answer 1

Explanation:

.4/3.8= 10.52/100

the amount of glycerin in the bar of soap is 10.5263158

Answer 2

1.52 oz

Explanation:

The glycerin makes up 4/10 of the weight of the soap. Since the soap weighs 3.8 oz. then the glycerin makes up

4/10 * 3.8 = 1.52 oz