A popular soft drink has a new advertisement campaign stating that for the same price you get 331/3% more. The bottles used contain 12 ounces, so now they will contain how much?

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Snoopy

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25 June, 22:16

A popular soft drink has a new advertisement campaign stating that for the same price you get 331/3% more. The bottles used contain 12 ounces, so now they will contain how much?

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Humberto Hansen · Answer 1

331/3% is about 110%

10% of 12 is 1.2

(12x0.1=1.2)

100% of 12 is 12

using the two values, 110% of 12 is 13.2.

since you are gaining 110%, you are getting 13.2 more ounces which gives you a final volume of 25.2 ounces.

(12ounces + 13.2ounces=25.2ounces)