A hiker began a hike with a pint canteen full of water. One pint equals 16 fluid ounces. At the end of the hike, 7.0 fluid ounces of water remained. What percent of the water was used during the hike? a. 78b. 44C. 56d. 13

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Mayra French

13 January, 02:51

A hiker began a hike with a pint canteen full of water. One pint equals 16 fluid ounces. At the end of the hike, 7.0 fluid ounces of water remained. What percent of the water was used during the hike? a. 78b. 44C. 56d. 13

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Asher Davenport · Answer 1

c. 56

Explanation:

First find how much water you used:

16-7=9

Divide the part by the whole to get a decimal:

9/16=0.5625

Move the decimal place over to the right two places to get the percentage:

56.25

Round to the nearest percent:

56%