Complete Question
A veterinarian is vaccinating cattle. One bottle of vaccine is 8 ounces.
a) How many 2/3 -ounce doses can the veterinarian get out of one bottle of vaccine?
b) How many ounces of vaccine will be left in the bottle after she draws the maximum number of doses out?
Answer:
a) 5 1/3 ounces or 5.3333333333 ounces
b) 2 2/3 ounces or 2.67 ounces
Explanation:
a) How many 2/3 -ounce doses can the veterinarian get out of one bottle of vaccine?
This is calculated as:
2/3 ounces of 1 bottle
2/3 ounces of 8 ounces
= 16/3 ounces
= 5 1/3 ounces or 5.3333333333 ounces
b) How many ounces of vaccine will be left in the bottle after she draws the maximum number of doses out?
This is calculated as:
8 ounces - 5 1/3
= 2 2/3 or 2.67 ounces