36a+28.3w=100A bottle contains 100 milliliters of a solution of alcohol and water at room temperature. The equation shows the possible amounts of alcohol, a, and water, w, in ounces. What is the volume of 1 ounce of alcohol at room temperature in milliliters?Choose 1 answer:(A) 0.03(B) 2.8(C) 28.3(D) 36
Q. 36a+28.3w=100A bottle contains 100 milliliters of a solution of alcohol and water at room temperature. The equation shows the possible amounts of alcohol, a, and water, w, in ounces. What is the volume of 1 ounce of alcohol at room temperature in milliliters?Choose 1 answer:(A) 0.03(B) 2.8(C) 28.3(D) 36
Identify Equation: Identify the given equation and what it represents.The equation 36a+28.3w=100 represents the total volume of the solution in milliliters, where 'a' is the volume of alcohol in ounces and 'w' is the volume of water in ounces.
Conversion Factor: Understand the conversion between ounces and milliliters.1 ounce is approximately 29.5735 milliliters. This conversion factor will be used to find the volume of 1 ounce of alcohol in milliliters.
Isolate Alcohol Variable: Isolate the alcohol variable a in the equation.To find the volume of 1 ounce of alcohol, we need to isolate a in the equation. However, since we are looking for the volume of 1 ounce, we can directly use the conversion factor instead of manipulating the equation.
Convert to Milliliters: Convert 1 ounce of alcohol to milliliters using the conversion factor.1 ounce of alcohol is 1×29.5735 milliliters.
Calculate Volume: Calculate the volume of 1 ounce of alcohol in milliliters.Volume of 1 ounce of alcohol = 29.5735 milliliters.
Match with Answer Choices: Match the calculated volume with the given answer choices.The calculated volume of 1 ounce of alcohol in milliliters is 29.5735, which is not listed in the answer choices. However, it is closest to answer choice (C)28.3, which seems to be a rounding of the actual conversion factor.
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