A certain size bottle holds exactly 4/5 pint of liquid. How many of these bottles can be filled from a 20-pint container?
what is 20 ÷ (4/5) ??
To find out how many bottles can be filled from a 20-pint container, we need to determine the number of bottles that fit into the container.
Given that each bottle holds exactly 4/5 pint of liquid, we can set up a proportion to solve the problem:
(4/5 pint) / (1 bottle) = (20 pints) / (x bottles)
To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:
4/5 * x = 20
Now, let's solve for x. Multiply both sides of the equation by 5/4 to isolate x:
(4/5 * x) * (5/4) = 20 * (5/4)
The 5/4 cancels out on the left side, leaving us with:
x = 20 * (5/4)
Now, we can simplify the equation:
x = 100/4
Dividing 100 by 4, we find:
x = 25
Therefore, the 20-pint container can be filled with 25 of these bottles.