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You want to find the minimum number of small bottles: so you do <math>\frac{500}{35} \approx 14.3 </math> which you round to <math>15</math>.
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You want to find the minimum number of small bottles: so you do <math>\frac{500}{35} \approx 14.3 </math> which you round (up for our purposes) to <math>15</math>.
  
  

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Problem 2

A small bottle of shampoo can hold 35 milliliters of shampoo, whereas a large bottle can hold 500 milliliters of shampoo. Jasmine wants to buy the minimum number of small bottles necessary to completely fill a large bottle. How many bottles must she buy?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 11 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 12 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 13\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 14\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 15$

Solution

You want to find the minimum number of small bottles: so you do $\frac{500}{35} \approx 14.3$ which you round (up for our purposes) to $15$.


The answer is $\mathbf{\boxed{15\text{(E)}}}$.

See Also

2011 AMC 10A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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