Question

Kendall is helping refill empty ketchup bottles at her uncle's diner. Each bottle can hold 1/9
of a gallon of ketchup. She has a huge container with 2 gallons of ketchup in it. How many bottles can she fill?
Write your answer as a fraction or a whole number.

Answer 1

To determine how many bottles Kendall can fill with 2 gallons of ketchup when each bottle holds \( \frac{1}{9} \) of a gallon, we can divide the total amount of ketchup by the capacity of one bottle.

First, we convert the 2 gallons into a fraction that is compatible with the bottle size:

\[
2 \text{ gallons} = \frac{2}{1}
\]

Now, we need to divide \( \frac{2}{1} \) by \( \frac{1}{9} \):

\[
\frac{2}{1} \div \frac{1}{9} = \frac{2}{1} \times \frac{9}{1} = \frac{2 \times 9}{1 \times 1} = \frac{18}{1} = 18
\]

Kendall can fill **18 bottles** with the 2 gallons of ketchup.