heres the question?
A sales manager buys antacid in bottles by the gross. If he goes through 3 bottles of antacid every day, how long will the gross last?
A. 144 days
B. 3 days
C. 20 days
D. 48 days
PLEASE HELP ME TO FIGURE OUT HOW 2 DO IT!!!
2007-01-30 02:45:06 · 20 answers · asked by Krystal p 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Standards & Testing
Well, you would have to figure out what gross means first. Gross is 12 dozen (144). So he has 144 bottles of antacids. If he goes through 3 a day you would divide 144 by 3 and that will tell you how many days it will last.
To double check that you got the right answer... multiply your answer by 3 and it should equal 144.
2007-01-30 04:20:08 · answer #1 · answered by cutesy76 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok this is eazy
one gross antacid bottles=144 bottles
so the gross will last 144/3 =48 days
there you go, it's D .48 days
2007-01-30 12:17:38 · answer #2 · answered by het.mari 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A gross is a counting unit equal to 144. So if he bought a gross or 144 bottles, then it would be 144 divided by 3, which is 48 days
2007-01-30 12:15:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A "gross: is 144. So 144/3=48. 144 bottles divided by 3 bottles a day = 48 days. Does that make sense??
2007-01-30 12:14:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A gross is a quantity of 12 dozen which equates to 144. If the manager takes 3 bottles per day you divide the total amount he has (144) by how many he uses daily (3) and get 48 days.
2007-01-30 12:14:01 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
48 days. there is 144 in a gross, 144 into 3 = 48
2007-01-30 12:19:24 · answer #6 · answered by joeylynn h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A gross equalls 144. So 144 devided by 3 equals 48
2007-01-30 12:16:03 · answer #7 · answered by caryh30 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a gross equals a dozen ,dozens so the manager has 12x12 = 144 bottles. going through 3 a day. divide 3 into 144 and you should get D 48 days.
2007-01-30 12:13:24 · answer #8 · answered by ruth4526 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A gross is 144 bottles.
144 bottles divided by 3 per day will give you the number of days the supply will last.
144/3=48 days.
2007-01-30 12:13:03 · answer #9 · answered by wackadoo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A gross = 12 x 12 = 144
144 bottles / 3 bottles per day = 48 days.
2007-01-30 12:31:49 · answer #10 · answered by Ed 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋