Q:

Harry's fitness trainer recommends that Harry drink 8 fluid ounces of water 8 times a day. Harry has a water bottle that holds 1 1/4 pints of water when filled. Today he has filled the water bottle three times and drank all of the water each time. Harry claims that he drank the total amount of water recommended by his fitness trainer. Explain why hair is claim is not true

Accepted Solution

A:
3 3/4 pints = 60 oz
and
8 oz x 8=64 oz
60<64
therefore he was 4 oz short of the total recommended amount.