IXL | Measurement word problems

Lily's family loves Sassy Root Beer. Sassy only comes in 2-liter bottles. Lily's family buys 8 bottles of it for their big Fourth of July party.

How much Sassy Root Beer did they buy?

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question

Josh is grumpy when he has a cold. He thinks cold medicine tastes awful. His mom says he must take 10 milliliters each morning until he gets better. The whole bottle contains 90 milliliters of medicine.

How many times can Josh's mom give him cold medicine from this bottle?

times

solution

Start by listing the information given in the problem:

Josh must take 10 milliliters of medicine each morning when he has a cold.
The whole bottle contains 90 milliliters of medicine.

You want to find how many times Josh's mom can give him medicine from this bottle. You know the total amount of medicine and that she uses the same amount each time. This means you should divide.

90	÷	10	=	?

Total number of milliliters		Number of milliliters taken each time		Number of times

Find the unknown number.

Josh's mom can give him cold medicine 9 times from this bottle.

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