Question

5 5/8 cups of water fill 4 1/2 identical water bottles. How many cups fill each bottle ?

Answer 1

Given,

5⅝ cups of water can fill 4½ water bottles.

To find,

Number of cups, necessary for filling one bottle.

Solution,

We can simply solve this mathematical problem by using the normal arithmetic method.

5⅝ cups are needed for filling = 4½ bottles

45/8 cups are needed for filling = 9/2 bottles

[Fraction simplification for the sake of easier calculations.]

or, 9/2 bottles are filled by = 45/8 cups

1 bottle is filled by = 45/8 × 2/9 = 5/4 = 1¼ cups

Hence, 1¼ cups will fill each bottle.