There is 24 fluid ounces of water in a bottle.I drink one fourth of the water.How many fluid ounces are left
The correct answer is 18 fluid ounces.
To understand how this solution is reached, one must begin with the initial amount of water in the bottle, which is 24 fluid ounces. The problem states that one-fourth (1/4) of this water is consumed. The first step is to calculate the exact volume of water that this fraction represents.
Finding a fraction of a whole number involves multiplication or division. To find one-fourth of 24, the total amount can be divided by the denominator of the fraction, which is 4. The calculation is as follows:
24 fluid ounces ÷ 4 = 6 fluid ounces
This result, 6 fluid ounces, is the quantity of water that was drunk from the bottle.
The question asks for the amount of water remaining. To find this, the amount of water consumed must be subtracted from the original total. The initial volume was 24 fluid ounces, and the volume consumed was 6 fluid ounces. The subtraction is straightforward:
24 fluid ounces – 6 fluid ounces = 18 fluid ounces
Therefore, 18 fluid ounces of water are left in the bottle.
An alternative perspective can also be used to arrive at the same answer. If one-fourth (1/4) of the water is gone, then the remaining fraction is three-fourths (3/4), because the whole (4/4) minus the portion consumed (1/4) equals the portion remaining (3/4). One could directly calculate three-fourths of the original 24 ounces. First, find one-fourth of 24 (which is 6), and then multiply that by three (6 × 3 = 18). This method confirms that the remaining volume is indeed 18 fluid ounces.
