A restaurant's small salt shaker contains 0.6 ounces of salt. It's large shaker holds twice as much. The shakers are filled from A container that has 18.6 ounces of salt. If 8 large shakers are filled, how many small shakers can be filled with the remaining salt?

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Devyn Steele

11 November, 16:26

A restaurant's small salt shaker contains 0.6 ounces of salt. It's large shaker holds twice as much. The shakers are filled from A container that has 18.6 ounces of salt. If 8 large shakers are filled, how many small shakers can be filled with the remaining salt?

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Mcintosh · Answer 1

Mcintosh 11 November, 17:15

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Jesus Schmidt · Answer 2

A large container can hold 1.2 ounces of salt, since it says double the amount of the small, which is 0.6 ounces.

8 large salt shakers can hold (1.2 • 8) ounces of salt.

1.2 • 8 = 9.6

If only 9.6 out of the 18.6 ounces are used, there is (18.6 - 9.6) ounces left.

18.6 - 9.6 = 9

Now just divide 9 by 0.6 to find how many small containers can be filled.

9 / 0.6 = 15

The answer is 15 small shakers can be filled with the remaining salt.