Question

Question 4 of 6

Use the guess and check method to solve this problem.
Ping's Cola comes in 12 ounce and 16 ounce bottles. The organizers of a
volleyball game have 19 bottles on hand for a total of 248 ounces. How many
bottles of each size are there?

Answer 1

12 ounces - 14 bottles

16 ounces - 5 bottles

Explanation:

by guess and check,

18×12=216

16×1=16

216+16=232 (incorrect; not 248)

17×12=204

16×2=32

204+32=236 (incorrect; not 248)

14×12=168

16×5=80

168+80=248 (correct!)

check: 14+5=19 ✔️