Question

The cafeteria is preparing ofr lunch. They have 18 bottles of ketchup that hold 96 ounces each. All of the ketchup needs to be divided equally into small containers that hold 1/5 of an ounce each. Hom many small containers are needed for each bottle of ketcup

Answer 1

480 small containers

Explanation:

From the above question,

1/5 ounce of ketchup = 1 small container

96 ounces of ketchup = x small containers

Cross Multiply

1/5 ounce × x = 96 ounces × 1

x = 96 ounces × 1/ 1/5 ounce

x = 96 ÷ 1/5

x = 96 × 5/1

x = 480 small containers

Therefore, the number of small containers needed is given as: 480 small containers.