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15 August, 06:09

A new, larger tube of lotion contains 15.6 ounces The new bottle says you get 30% more than the amount in the original tube. How many ounces were in the original tube?

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  1. 15 August, 06:57
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    Answer: the original tube contained 12 ounces.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Let x represent the number of ounces of lotion that was in the original tube.

    The new bottle says you get 30% more than the amount in the original tube. The number of ounces of lotion that makes 30% is

    30/100 * x = 0.3 * x = 0.3x

    The new, larger tube of lotion contains 15.6 ounces. This means that the number of ounces of lotion in the new tube is expressed as

    x + 0.3x = 15.6

    1.3x = 15.6

    x = 15.6/1.3

    x = 12
  2. 15 August, 07:24
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    Answer: original tube contains 10.92 ounces

    Step-by-step explanation:

    The new larger tube has 15.6 ounces which is 30% more that the original tube.

    Then the original tube contains

    15.6 x 30% = 4.68

    Therefore the original tube contain 15.60 - 4.68 = 10.92 ounces
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