Question 9
The table shows the ingredients needed to make one batch of homemade slime.
Ingredient
Amount (fl oz)
Glue
Liquid Starch
Water
4
Dodi has 2 cups of liquid starch and will use the entire amount. She plans to store the slime in containers that each hold a maximum of 6 fluid
ounces. How many containers will she need? Write an argument to defend your solution. (Hint: 2 cups = 16 fluid ounces)
Dodi will need
containers.
Dodi has
fluid ounces, of liquid starch, so she will make
batches of slime. Each batch makes 4 x 3, or 12 fluid ounces, so she will make a total of
containers to hold all of the slime.
will need
4
4
+4, or
fluid ounces of slime