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# M22-26

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A beverage is sold in 2-liter bottles. If 1 ounce equals 0.03 liters, how many bottles need to be purchased to obtain at least 140 ounces of the beverage?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5

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A beverage is sold in 2-liter bottles. If 1 ounce equals 0.03 liters, how many bottles need to be purchased to obtain at least 140 ounces of the beverage?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5

One bottle contains $$\frac{2}{0.03} = \frac{200}{3} = 66 \frac{2}{3}$$ ounces of beverage. To get no less than 140 ounces, we need at least 3 bottles.

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31 Jan 2018, 21:52
It should be 2.1 how come its 3. If it would be three then it would become 200 ounces Right BUT WE need 140 ounces atleast
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31 Jan 2018, 21:57
gmatismine wrote:
It should be 2.1 how come its 3. If it would be three then it would become 200 ounces Right BUT WE need 140 ounces atleast

You cannot have non-integer number of bottles. Thus the least is 3.
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