Q:

You are filling bottles from 5 gallons of lemonade. How many bottles can you fill when each bottle is 3/8 of a gallon?

Accepted Solution

A:
5 gallons and each bottle is 3/88 times 5 equals 40sooo =(total parts of the gallon being cut into eighths) 40/8 Now count by 3's to try to get as close as 40 :3/8= 1 bottle 6/8= 2 bottles 9/8= 3 bottles 12/8= 4 bottles 15/8= 5 bottles 18/8= 6 bottles21/8= 7 bottles24/8= 8 bottles 27/8= 9 bottles30/8=10 bottles33/8= 11 bottles36/8=12 bottles39/8= 13 bottlesAnswer: 13 bottles can be filled with 1/8 being left over