Question

Angie has a bottle of alcohol that states in 70% peroxide if the bottle contains 16 ounces how many ounces are not peroxide round your answer to the nearest 10th

Answer 1

To find out how many ounces are not peroxide in a 16-ounce bottle that contains 70% peroxide, you can use the following steps:

1. Calculate the amount of peroxide in the bottle:
\[
\text{Amount of peroxide} = 70\% \text{ of } 16 \text{ ounces} = 0.70 \times 16 = 11.2 \text{ ounces}
\]

2. Subtract the amount of peroxide from the total volume to find out how much of the bottle is not peroxide:
\[
\text{Amount not peroxide} = \text{Total volume} - \text{Amount of peroxide} = 16 - 11.2 = 4.8 \text{ ounces}
\]

So, rounding to the nearest tenth, the bottle contains **4.8 ounces** that are not peroxide.