Ronni has a bottle of peroxide that states it is 70% peroxide. If the bottle contains 16 ounces, how many ounces are not peroxide? Round your answer to the nearest tenth. (1 point)
11.2 ounces
1.1 ounces
5.0 ounces
4.8 ounces
The bottle contains 70% peroxide, which means that 30% of the bottle is not peroxide.
If the bottle contains 16 ounces, then 30% of 16 ounces is equal to (30/100) * 16 = 4.8 ounces.
Therefore, there are 4.8 ounces that are not peroxide.
Rounded to the nearest tenth, the answer is 4.8 ounces.