It is recommended that hikers drink 24 ounces of water an hour. If a canteen has 24 ounces of water, how much should the amount of water in the canteen change every 10 minutes?(1 point)
Responses
−4 ounces
negative 4 ounces
−0.4 ounces
negative 0.4 ounces
4 ounces
4 ounces
0.4 ounces
The correct answer is −4 ounces or negative 4 ounces.
To determine how much the amount of water in the canteen should change every 10 minutes, you need to calculate the amount of water in 10 minutes.
Since hikers are recommended to drink 24 ounces of water per hour, you can convert this into 10 minutes by dividing by 6 (as there are six 10-minute intervals in an hour).
Therefore, the amount of water in the canteen should change by 4 ounces every 10 minutes. Hence, the correct answer is 4 ounces.